David Frost

Notable Quotes



Love is when each person is more concerned for the other than for one's self.

From David Frost

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

From David Frost

If you don't have the smoking gun, then it's pointless to hector interviewees. Because you just shut people up instead of opening them up.

From David Frost

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.

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Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

From David Frost

Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.

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Being upbeat is the key to life.

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Vote Labor, and you build castles in the air. Vote Conservative, and you can live in them.

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Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.

From David Frost

You often see politicians who try to put on a different persona; they think they should be more jolly or serious. Invariably, the persona they choose is worse than their own.

From David Frost

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