Anderson Cooper Quotes

Author Image

Anderson Cooper

Profession : Journalist

Birth : June 3, 1967

I don't have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl - like when I was 12 - there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am. They thought we were dating, and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers.

Anderson Cooper

That's the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it.

Anderson Cooper

Never too late to change your relationship with somebody in your life.

Anderson Cooper

I don't believe in letting fear dictate what you do, but that doesn't mean you don't feel afraid or frightened. I think it's normal and healthy to be afraid in situations.

Anderson Cooper

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

Anderson Cooper

I've been addicted to TV since I emerged from the womb.

Anderson Cooper

The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.

Anderson Cooper

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.

Anderson Cooper

There are some people who are Burger King people, and there are some people who are McDonald's people.

Anderson Cooper

I don't think I'm fearless at all. I think anybody who says they're fearless doesn't last very long. I think I'm pretty cautious, actually.

Anderson Cooper

A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.

Anderson Cooper

Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

Anderson Cooper

When my mom turned 91, I wanted to use the time that we have left in our lives to get to know each other as adults.

Anderson Cooper

A lot of people know the name Gloria Vanderbilt, but they don't really know the whole story behind her, the real person that she is.

Anderson Cooper

When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then, I've always gone on my instincts.

Anderson Cooper

My mother has been famous for longer than anyone else alive.

Anderson Cooper

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

Anderson Cooper

I am boring. I'm fine with boring.

Anderson Cooper

I wanted to be Amish when I was a kid. You just wear black and white - what could be better? One less thing to worry about.

Anderson Cooper

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.

Anderson Cooper