Michelle Beadle Quotes

Broadcasting was something, I don't want to say it came easy, but it's something I'm comfortable doing.

I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?

I had fun pretending to be a sportscaster. People always think that was a down thing for me. I had the best job in sports broadcasting for two years.

I'm a talk-show host, I'm going to be a talk-show host.

For a long time, I thought, 'I'm not a TV presenter,' but now I realise there's no typical route into this business.

I'm quite open and proud enough to listen to anything really. Be it home, abroad, Premier League, Championships or below that. It's not a worry. I've been in the game long enough so I know how to pitch myself in comfortably anywhere.

I'm just comfortable in front of the camera. I'm like the male Oprah.

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what I was doing, but it worked and the character suited me.

ESPN is a very anchor-driven network, which I love.

It's a dream for me to work with Ron MacLean and Don Cherry as well as my old friend Jeff Marek, who I started my career with.

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.

I do some broadcasting and speaking as well.

If I couldn't broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people.

I have had a lot of experience in broadcasting.

The main job requirement for a network-news anchor is thinking it's the only important job in the world. This is a field where solemn gravitas isn't a drawback; it's the whole point.

I did host the Jim Rome show with Jerry Ferrara for three hours when he was on vacation. Three hours is a long time. Think about how long that is. It was tricky, but it was a great experience.

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

I think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

I like to hire the kind of people that I would want to be on stage with.

I fantasized being a broadcaster.

People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.

Now, honestly, every movie set that I go on, I walk onto set with the confidence that there is nothing that they can throw at me that's gonna surprise me.

I mean, I have done scenes with animals, with owls, with bats, with cats, with special effects, with thespians, in the freezing cold, in the pouring rain, boiling hot; I've done press with every syndication, every country; I've done interviews with people dressed up as cows - there's honestly nothing that's gonna intimidate me!

Now, honestly, every movie set that I go on, I walk onto set with the confidence that there is nothing that they can throw at me that's gonna surprise me.

I'm a writer. Now I've started to be on television. I have a big mouth. And I have good TV teeth, they say.