Quotes from Elvis Duran

I definitely don't ever see a time I want to retire. Ever.

My voice was awkward. I had a deep Texan accent.

I have no deep desire to hit the pavement and audition for TV projects or raise money to produce a show.

I really feel that leading by example is the best way for people to see who you are and let them connect with you.

I've always been very comfortable with me and the people I work with, and my family have always been very plugged into who I am with my personal life.

I miss being able to pig out sometimes.

I wash my own dishes; I do my own laundry. I'm not a glamorous person at all, not at all.

Here at Z100, we're kind of famous for breaking new artists and watching their careers bloom.

If I played golf, I'd be on the golf course every day, but I just can't wear those dumb pants.

Social media has given us the world at our fingertips every morning. And we watch it change, live. In the morning, in the old days, we'd read the 'Post,' and that was what we had.

I'd love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more - but only if it's right. I'm not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job.

I love taking time with an interview. Time with an artist relaxes them; it makes them want to be there and answer all your questions.

Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.

I love Justin Bieber. There are times where people only report negative things about him, but everyone forgets how incredibly talented he really is.

I was sort of a loner as a kid, so radio was where I turned for companionship. I loved the music and how the DJs talked about the artists and used words to paint pictures to evoke emotion.

I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it.

I never graduated from college. While I was in a mass communication class at North Texas State University, I was on the air weekends in Dallas and knew more about major-market radio than the guy teaching. When I told him that, he failed me.

I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

I grew up in the age of radio where we just went wherever the jobs were available. The job doing afternoons at Z100 was, funny enough, the only job I could find.

I don't think we have to make a big thing about being gay, except for when we get together for these gay pride events.

I used to come to the gay pride parades in New York. I've been to a few down in Miami Beach, if memory serves.

The only thing about politics I do discuss is, be into them: Read what's online. Read what the candidates are talking about. Try to understand why people are fighting over what the candidates are standing for.

As far as radio goes, it really isn't what listeners get; it's how they get it. Social media gives us new and fun ways to stay more directly connected to people who listen to us, and it also helps us make decisions faster.

If an artist is going through a lot of bad publicity, I don't want to ask them about that. If they want to talk about it, I'll make them comfortable enough where they can bring that up on their own. Not only do I want them to feel comfortable, I want them to come back.