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I've anchored my share of live coverage over the years, including car chases. At MSNBC, I often prayed the 'delay switch' would actually work as promised. And, I frequently wondered what I would do or say if a violent and graphic incident accidentally aired on my broadcast.

There's certain things that you can do on cable that you can't do here on network TV, so then you have to think outside the box a little bit.

The first thing I did for TV was a pilot for CBS.

I don't want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because I'm not a big sports fan, and I don't love the television being on just for the sake of turning on. I'd like turning on for some thing specific.

I would not ever try to be a show intellectual, which I was accused of doing a while on ABC. I thought you were supposed to read the guests' books.

You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way.

I didn't want to do it... I'd been trying to get out of TV for years!

I don't make it in regular channels, and that's okay for me.

You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV.

I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.