Matt Lauer Quotes
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I'm glad to know that I can host the 'Today' show for 16 years and not be a trending topic. And all the sudden I'm on 'Royal Pains,' and I'm a trending topic. There's something a little strange about that.
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If you have a bad experience on the air, you don't think you've done your job, or you have an embarrassing moment. I guarantee you'll work harder the next time not to let it happen again.
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If I feel like I've done a great job during an interview with the president of the United States live in the Oval Office, it doesn't give me a tenth of the good feeling of going to the school play and making eye contact with my kids as they're onstage delivering their lines. Nothing compares with that moment of connection.
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This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'
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In some ways, being No. 2 in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants.
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I knew I wanted to work in television because some friends of mine, when I went to high school - their fathers worked for, as a matter of fact, for NBC Sports at the time.
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When you feel your family is being threatened and hurt, you speak up. And then you put your head down and go back about your business.
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I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.
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I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy?
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I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father?
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I learned more from my dad by osmosis than by any talk we ever had. He was the most reliable person I've ever met.
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Meredith Vieira warms my heart.
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I probably would do over the Tom Cruise interview because I've thought of so many things I would have said in hindsight.
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Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.
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There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist.
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My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything.
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Broadcasting through 9/11 together, like Katie Couric and I did, creates a bond.
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There's a difference between good chemistry and a bond. Chemistry is something you have with somebody you meet - or you don't. It's an intangible. It may be superficial. It's much harder to put your finger on than a bond.
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It's rare when suddenly a window opens up, and you see a side of a celebrity you've never seen before, good or bad.
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What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not.
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Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled.
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If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works.
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Being in front of the camera - first of all, when I wanted to get into television, it was as a producer. I never had an idea that I would do anything in front of the camera, and that kind of happened by accident. But I wanted to be a producer or give me a job with the Yankees or play for the Knicks. I was a sports nut when I was a kid.
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I value my privacy a lot.