Quotes from Jerry Springer

I don't live in Hollywood. I don't have celebrities as friends. I like them, but I don't pal around with them. I just live in the Midwest, a real normal world.

Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.

My guess is more reporters probably vote Democrat than Republican - just because I think reporters are smart.

I don't want to be a celebrity.

When I was first on 'Dancing With The Stars', people were really shocked and surprised.

Country comes before politics.

I knew early on that I would do politics, but I would never make a living at it. I would do something else.

To go from politics to news, at least the subject matter is the same, even if the view is different.

Vegetarianism is a good idea.

I'm liberal, but I watch the three majors. Obviously I watch MSNBC, also CNN and Fox, which is what I would call ridiculously to the right.

No one would have picked me out in high school and said, 'This guy is going to be in show business.' I don't have any of the talents you would normally associate with show business.

It's just a show. It's not the end of Western Civilization. It's chewing gum.

We are all born as empty vessels which can be shaped by moral values.

With a face like mine, I do better in print.

I watch sports and cable news. I'm a political junkie, so that's my interest.

We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society, we have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior.

You fight to defend a lover, not to win one. If you do, it isn't love.

I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.

Obviously I wanted to be a bus driver - and I still do. If only I could get a part time job.

Love is great for us, but we don't always love who is great for us.

In one generation, my family went from extermination simply because of how they pray to God to this ridiculously privileged life I live today. So how can I not love America?

I'm a happy guy, but if I'm in a rare dark mood, I won't go out because I don't want to be horrible to people.

I treat politics kind of like my religion. It's something I believe in, but I don't want to have to make a living at it, because if you make a living at it, you somehow become dishonest.

I'm always playing a role, whether it's the role of the mayor, the role of a news anchor, or a role of a crazy talk-show host. But there was a specific function. 'On Dancing With The Stars', I had nothing to do but be me, schlepping around the floor. And when I host 'America's Got Talent', that's really me just talking to regular folks.