Quotes from Larry King

i never learned anything while i was talking.

The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.

I was always telling everyone, I want to be a broadcaster. They'd say, What, are you crazy? What, you're going to be Arthur Godfrey?

When I broke in, in 1957, it was wide open. Now you're up against strong competition.

There is still nothing in life as constant and as changing at the same time as an afternoon at a ballpark.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.

I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed.

When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why.

Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.

All of my life doing interviews, comedy has been my favorite thing, comedians are my favorite people.

I thought: If I was lucky enough to live, I'd change, myself-I realized I could have a new life-new energy, new endurance, and feel better about myself.

Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.

I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.

I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.

I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.

I've never seen anyone say, 'Let's go get this person today; let's really ram it into him.' I've never seen it. If a Democrat or Republican commits some horrendous story, the story will run. The networks will cover it.

When you reach a certain age, and people see you on television, they look at you and think, 'Wow! Everything must be great!' Well, everything isn't always great. You can be hailed on the street corner, but you still have to go home and take out the garbage.

I like getting to the meat of things. You can't get it in a five-minute interview. I like to hone a person. I like to make eye contact.

Who wouldn't want to be Frank Sinatra's son?

I've done hundreds of interviews on guns. I'm against people who use guns. I don't like guns, but I've never yelled at anyone.

I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.

I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit.

I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.