President Obama was not friendly to the press, but the press was very friendly to President Obama.
The normal press cycle is to put a company on a pedestal and then knock it down. It's much more interesting that way.
The press is like any business. It's a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.
The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.
The press are animals, and they need to be treated that way.
When you lose power, then all of a sudden, the press are lions. When you have power, the press are lambs.
It's funny: when the press knows someone's gonna say something stupid, they're quick to pass them a mic and put a camera on them, and everybody talk about it.
I've been dealing with the press for 45 years. You need a very long spoon to sup with them. While you are always grateful, they are like badly trained dogs. They smile and wag and bite your arm off.
The press mainly want to destroy a program by revealing what's coming up. For some reason, soaps like doing that.
