Larry King

I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

I like getting to the meat of things. You can't get it in a five-minute interview. I like to hone a person. I like to make eye contact.

I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.

I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed.

I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.

I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun.

I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.

When you reach a certain age, and people see you on television, they look at you and think, 'Wow! Everything must be great!' Well, everything isn't always great. You can be hailed on the street corner, but you still have to go home and take out the garbage.

You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.

i never learned anything while i was talking.

The first rule of my speaking is: listen!