Carson Daly Quotes (20 Quotes)


    Everybody stands - that's our policy. If Jesus Christ comes on the show, guess what It's like, 'Stand right here Jesus, we got Papa Roach coming up at number six.'

    The one thing I learned the most about acting is it takes a tremendous amount of courage to go there and stand still. It takes courage and guts to step out of your mind frame and depict something.

    Last year was kind of the triple-A (minor leagues). We're ready for the big time.

    MTV was such a great training for me. I did live interviews with everyone from Michael Jackson to Madonna.

    Do you remember when we were kids and played that game 'Telephone' It was like that. The first time I heard about it, someone said he'd been shot 17 times.


    No one's on at my time but infomercials.

    You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve.

    I know he's been into golf for a while, he's like a 3-handicap. I saw him at a hotel before the Super Bowl several years ago and he was reading a golf magazine.

    It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

    It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them.

    I really like it that they promote from within.

    It's hard to be a breakout show and stay on top. We're like the flagship show over here.

    I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film.

    I just think the world of (him). The rich history of this evening is important to me.

    I don't have a sidekick - no Ed McMahon. So when I go out there, I'm lonely. It's scary.

    On New Year's Eve, Times Square is the epicenter of the world - it's the place to be and the place to watch at midnight. That is why it was so important to do this entire special live. Unlike other specials, there will be no prerecorded performances. Audiences will see things as they happen.

    Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him.

    I've modeled a lot of what I've tried to do in this business after him, and he's been very supportive and helpful to me. The rich history of this night and what it has meant historically to broadcast television is important to me ... To be live that night with the big guys, if you will, is great.

    Her performances will be the only music that we have. We didn't feel that the night needed to be a big laundry list of celebrity names on the screen. This is a night about Times Square and what happens there.

    The result I thought I was a nice guy, but I've come to realize I'm just a big douche bag, ... Thank you so much for being here, let's do it next year ... to somebody else.


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