Tony Kornheiser Quotes

I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

My career is media. One can turn on the TV or look at a magazine and see me.

I don't live in Los Angeles and I don't do a lot of superfluous press.

Normally when one reporter talks to you at a tournament it's no big deal.

I want to thank Vox Media, The Verge, Recode, the 'Wall Street Journal,' and CNBC for giving me a voice.

Surely, AP or the coaches are all aware everybody has agendas. Anybody who's on TV has one. You know, that's viewership and ratings and those kinds of things.

I scarcely talk to reporters at all.

If you want to get unpaid media coverage, you had better be quotable. It's an interesting problem, because very few candidates are quotable.

It's not the first time that I speak with American journalists. I've had meetings with many different newspapers and stations, and I've have never had a problem with meeting with American journalists.

When my editors and I at 'Rolling Stone' came up with the idea to do a profile of General McChrystal, I simply just e-mailed General McChrystal's press staff, said we wanted to do a profile, and said if you could give us any time to hang out with the general, that would be great.

With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.

There are times in my career where I can see it would be helped by having a bit more of a profile, but it's not like I refuse to do interviews, no, not at all.

Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.

I asked him, How could we have a press column if we can't write about other work done in the press?

I'm not somebody who runs from the press. I'm not coy. I appreciate the press I've had over the years.

I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.

I don't call magazines and let them know about things so they can write stories.

You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's something that I neglected to do.

I feel quite lucky to have the platforms I have on both television and radio.

The difference between a reporter, a newspaper columnist, a paid speaker, a television personality, a radio talk show host, a blogger, a movie producer, a publicist, and a political strategist, is growing less - and not more - distinct.

I'm the same Nina Turner, whether I'm on MSNBC or talking to my hometown newspaper or CNN.

I just never, in my career, got into doing a lot of press.