Rocco DiSpirito Quotes

I was dreaming I was on the Sullivan Show.

I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host 'Saturday Night Live.'

I do miss Saturday Night Live, that's for sure. There's nothing like it. I just hosted, and I felt I'd only been away for a week.

I knew that the show was coming and they wanted me to have a co-host. And so I asked Mary Hart and she was one of the first. Before that it was Sarah Purcell then Cindy Garvey. Then Mary Hart, then Cindy Garvey again here in New York, then Anne Abernathy and then Kathy Lee, who stayed 15 years. And now Kelly has been there eight.

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.

Babe and I are both great television fans, and we've been planning to do something on TV. But we certainly never intended to start out on an unrehearsed network show!

As a host, I did 'Khatron Ke Khiladi,' and it was a learning experience.

'Saturday Night Live' was 100% the most surreal TV we've ever done. Leonardo DiCaprio was on the same show.

Diana Ross saw me on Merv Griffin and hired me to be her opening act.

I had never watched a law show prior to being cast on The Practice.

My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

I got a phone call from Fearne Cotton. It was amazing! I literally couldn't believe it. It was so cool. It was the night before I was going on her show to sing on the 'Live Lounge.' She was so lovely.

Doing a half-hour TV show is a dream.

I can't think of a performer who is better on television than in person.

I've done all of them except for Oprah. My shoes were on Oprah but they ran out of time so I wasn't on. I left my shoes in Chicago so they could put them on the show.

When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.

I love talk shows and hosting. I would want to do something like that. I'm not sure I would want to be a reality star continuously.

Whatever I did on 'Saturday Night Live' is going to stay and remain on 'Saturday Night Live.'

I wouldn't want to be a talk show host. That's another awkward compliment people make. 'You should have your own talk show.' And I think, no thank you.

I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show.

'Family Ties' was a very successful situation comedy. And, in almost every respect, it functioned on a day to day basis like a well-run, well conditioned basketball team. The show was performed live each week in front of a studio audience on Friday night.

I'm real excited about being on CBS and hosting this show. I have been studying all of the great CBS shows. I think I'm prepared, so if you're ready, let's have the first item up for bids.

I'd like to do 'Saturday Night Live.'

I am always so happy to be at 'SNL.' I still feel like a kid when I'm there, like I can't believe I'm watching them make the show.

Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.