American Idol, I love. I think it's a passing fancy but not passing so soon.

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The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for...

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for...

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our...

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our...

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will...

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will...

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the...

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the...

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

Great questions make great reporting.

Great questions make great reporting.

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions...

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions...