“You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.” Quote by Ira Glass
“But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time.” PeopleThinkingProblemRadioSincereBeing SincerePublic Radio Author:Ira Glass
“But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.” InterestingIssuesRadioBurningStakesUrgent Author:Ira Glass
“It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.” FunOne ThingOriginalsLoudCarver Author:Ira Glass
“We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down into two distinct subcultures: book Jews and money Jews. We were money Jews.” TwoBookBreakMy FamilyJewBreaking DownSubculture Author:Ira Glass
“Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.” NeedsDifferentPurposeFictionRadioDrivingMediocre Author:Ira Glass
“One reason I do the live shows - and the monthly speeches at public radio stations - is to remind myself that people hear the show, that it has an audience, that it exists in the world. It's so easy to forget that.” PeopleWorldReasonShowsEasyForgetAudienceSpeechRadioStationsRadio StationsPublic Radio Author:Ira Glass
“Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.” HelpingExpressionMusicalMusical Expression Author:James Galway
