Scott McCallum Quotes

Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever.

I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.

When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.

A man’s got to walk if he is going to be in politics.

I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma.

I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out.

Of course I have had thoughts about going into politics.

I definitely envision myself in politics at some point.

I am joining politics for sure.

I'm very outgoing, an extrovert, a control freak.

I could really see myself in politics. Who knows?

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!

I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work! I don't really have the personality for that.

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

I don't have to be in politics.

I think I went into poli-sci because I knew there was a stage, plus I thought I wanted to help people, and I realized in poli-sci that if you want to be a politician you're either born into it, or you've got an amazing brain, which those are rare - and I don't have one.

I grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.

I'm not in politics.

I would like to sound like James Mason. I reckon if I'd had a better voice I could have been prime minister. It is the most irritating voice in public life.

I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.

My view of Sarah Palin is she is the most dynamic figure maybe in politics, even more in some ways than President Obama, who is a little more scripted than she is. He is great with the teleprompter.