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“I'm in favour of politicians having extra-marital relationships. Oh yeah. It makes them more understanding of the flaws that the rest of us have.”

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Joe Klein

Joe Klein is an accomplished American journalist, born on September 7, 1946. He is renowned for his in-depth reporting on politics and diplomacy, having served as a senior political writer for Newsweek. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on the book 'The President's Club'. more

“I don't know how much of a natural human I am. Y'know, the truth is, I never set out to do that, and I don't think of myself like that. I don't think like that. It's not really about promotion - I don't really understand the idea of promotion, talking to a camera for more money. That's just money. And I like money, don't get me wrong. I don't know. I don't get it. I don't understand it as much as you don't understand me, I think.”

Thinking Natural Truth Is Promotion Understand Me

Author:Craig Ferguson

“There are times when you see the news, and you go, "How the hell am I meant to do anything tonight?" I'm not good at compartmentalizing myself and not being affected by the world around me, so it was very difficult for me when atrocious news stories would pop up. And I would think, "How the hell am I supposed to talk to the skeleton about the horse tonight?"”

Thinking World Difficult Hell Horse

Author:Craig Ferguson

“I felt that, as time went on, an audience gets to know you and in a weird way, you kind of feel like you get to know the audience a little bit. When I'm doing stand-up gigs now, I feel like I'm doing gigs in front of people I know. I think that's the result of doing late-night shows for so long.”

People Thinking Kind Long Audience Like You

Author:Craig Ferguson

“I think that everything looks a little scarier at night, when the sun goes down. And I know I kind of want a sense of reassurance or a community. Late-night shows is a rare place because that's what we do. Increasingly, I felt like I didn't want to be that guy. I didn't want to do that. It wasn't the only reason that I stopped doing it, but it was a consideration - I didn't know how to process tragedy after tragedy and then ... it just got too much, I think.”

Thinking Kind Reason Night Guy Community Tragedy Consideration Reassurance

Author:Craig Ferguson