Matt Lauer Quotes
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I read the rumors, and I know there is a cottage industry of meanness out there.
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This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'
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People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act.
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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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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 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 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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Meredith Vieira warms my heart.
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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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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 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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I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father?
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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'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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Broadcasting through 9/11 together, like Katie Couric and I did, creates 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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My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything.
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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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I value my privacy a lot.
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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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Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.
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There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.