Matt Lauer Quotes

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Matt Lauer

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : December 30, 1957

I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain.

Matt Lauer

When you have somebody in a position of power show interest in you after you've kind of been down and out, that's a big boost.

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I admire people who are completely at ease with themselves. But I don't have that feeling.

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What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not.

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I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.

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People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act.

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Meredith Vieira warms my heart.

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Katie Couric is kind of my soulmate.

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Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better.

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If you have a bad experience on the air, you don't think you've done your job, or you have an embarrassing moment. I guarantee you'll work harder the next time not to let it happen again.

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I'm lucky: I have very funny kids.

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If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful.

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I did not stay at the 'Today' show because of money. I think there are other ways to make money.

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Does anyone want to see a person who's making the money that the newspapers say I'm making complaining, 'Woe is me, my life is terrible, and people are being unfair?' No one would've had any patience for that. I wouldn't have any patience for that.

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This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'

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The vast majority of what I've seen written about me is not true. My family and friends - the people who matter to me - they know the real story.

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It's rare when suddenly a window opens up, and you see a side of a celebrity you've never seen before, good or bad.

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Outside of my family and my work, I have two passions, both instilled in me by my father: golf and fishing.

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If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.

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Over the course of 20 years that I've been at NBC, I have never seen the amount of money I make reported correctly by the media.

Matt Lauer