When I was a 21-year-old intern at CBS, I was told I had crossed eyes and shouldn't try to be on air. That's when I decided I was going to be behind the scenes.
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The first thing I did for TV was a pilot for CBS.
I always knew I wanted to be in front of the camera. But even after 10 years behind the scenes at CBS News producing live segments, celebrity profiles, and breaking news, I still hadn't been given the chance to be on TV.
I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.
My experience as a young actor on network television was that I couldn't make it work. I was drowning as an actor.
I think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.
My role at NBC was president of 'NBC News.' I had that role for eight years.
I kind of got into TV when I went to visit a show my brother was working on. Soon I got the second lead in a TV show.
As I got older, I auditioned for drama school and shocked myself by getting in.
I think my younger self would be more amazed to know I was doing an interview for 'The Spectator.'
The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in.
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