Victoria Coren Mitchell Quotes

I have been on TV quite a few times as a poker player.

I do a lot on TV.

It wasn't a popular thing to be a professional poker player in the '80s.

But when I will call it a day, I could become a professional poker player.

As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows.

Because of who I am, when I sit at a poker table, I meet people who engage me in conversation, not only about poker, but also about the movie business and about the world of celebrities.

I haven't done 'Celebrity Poker Showdown,' and I would love them to have me, but I think I'm not a big enough celebrity yet to get on there.

People get to know you better on the small screen, be it while judging or hosting a show.

I made the choice to go into the world of underground poker.

I did a few TV shows in Germany, lots of media.

My stats don't even need to be said, but I'll say them anyway. I'm a 14-time champion. I'm a two-time Slammy award winner. I've done movies. I host my own show. How much more do you want in an athlete, in a star, than The Miz?

I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.

I'm not an actress, I'm a personality.

I don't consider myself to be a celebrity. If anything I'm a minor celebrity or a TV star or whatever.

I play poker face to face.

I've won over 50 million dollars playing poker.

Colombians don't switch on their TVs to see me, but what I'm wearing.

If you look at poker as a sport like baseball, then I'd be maybe a minor league or high school ballplayer. But I play with T-ballers.

One of my favorite poker shows on television is 'Poker After Dark.'

I am very conscious of the fact I am in people's living rooms every day, and they feel like they know me.

I'm not a big poker guy, I like to play shnarps.

I'm an entertainer - that's what I do.

My regular game in New York City was a $250,000 buy-in, no limit. So people were burning through that, a lot of times in the first 30 minutes.

I am a reality all-star. This is what I do. I'm not an actor or an athlete.

I'm not chasing reality shows. Viewers want to see me and producers want me on their shows.