Follow your passion. Be yourself, but check yourself before you wreck yourself.
I talk, watch TV, spout opinions, schmooze, negotiate, talk some more, play games, and have a little cocktail.
In the case of ‘The Housewives,’ I call the ‘Housewives’ sociology of the rich. I think it’s just fun to watch. It’s guilt-free gossiping that you can have. It’s like the modern-day soap opera, in my mind.
Sometimes the name is funnier than the game itself...
The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I’m having fun, I really don’t care what the job title is.
I wanted to tell a dream-come-true story about going from a closeted gay kid who loved pop culture to an out adult man making pop culture. I went from being told when I was 21 that I should never go on TV because of my crossed eyes to winding up being a ‘Housewives’ whisperer and talk-show host.
When in doubt, I go to the phones a lot because it adds a new dimension and a new energy. It kind of takes me out of the equation if I feel like I irritated them or they aren’t into the experience.
I never say I work in television, I say I get to work in television.
I’m big on being positive. I’m generally so positive and happy. I just always felt that I was exactly where I wanted to be. And things have continued to go in great directions.
I’d like to think, that were he alive today, Warhol would be painting the Housewives.
I’m a lifetime St. Louis Cardinals fan.
I’m an NRA-certified Expert Rifleman.
I’m happy to be everybody’s gay best friend.
When I was a 21-year-old intern at CBS, I was told I had crossed eyes and shouldn’t try to be on air. That’s when I decided I was going to be behind the scenes.
I’ve been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won – for ‘Top Chef’ – the only time I didn’t go.
TV was my hobby. I loved the glitz. I loved how hot everybody was.