When I go on 'The View,' or any of those talk shows, you really don't get to say what you want to say.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's better if you have a strong opinion on any talk show.
Everybody wants to do 'The View.' It's this iconic show. When I worked at the White House, I used to watch the beginning to see what they were talking about. If a political topic was on their radar, I used it as ammunition with the president or the White House staff.
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.
I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
When we make the show, we are always talking about how the show is really in between what we make and what the viewer thinks of it.
I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
If people are going to watch TV, let's give them something coherent with actual dialogue.
I've done a lot of talk shows where you can tell that the host is just thinking about what he wants to say next while you're answering him and that's really uncomfortable.
A television chat show is light entertainment, so it is trivial by its very nature. It is hardly the place to get people to reveal their innermost thoughts. Then it becomes sensationalism, and you lower yourself to the level of the popular newspapers.
My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?