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I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal for a guilty person.

Certainly, I don't think I can ever be accused of being soft on crime.

I like to think I'm a pretty good-natured guy and pretty civil and probably not ever truly guilty in any serious way of any legal infractions.

I think an interview, properly considered, should be an investigation. You shouldn't know what the interview will yield. Otherwise, why do it at all?

I'm very tough on crimes where there are victims who have been physically harmed. In such cases, I do not believe in leniency.

I get accused of talking about records. But it's the guys who interview me who ask about them.

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.

I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.

You've gotta understand - when you interview someone, it's not an interrogation. It's not the Nuremberg Trials.