Alex Trebek

“I go through these cycles where I read a lot and then watch TV a lot.”

“Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to pay for my college education. I applied for a summer announcing job at a couple of radio stations.”

“My job is to provide the atmosphere and assistance to the contestants to get them to perform at their very best. And if I'm successful doing that, I will be perceived as a nice guy, and the audience will think of me as being a bit of a star.”

“I have an Apple computer, which I use to play Spider Solitaire and do research on the Internet.”

“When I finish as the host of 'Jeopardy!' I'm going to go up to Taft in central California. They have a small college there that teaches you about oil drilling.”

“Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course.”

“I'm curious about everything. Even subjects that don't interest me.”

“I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.”

“Take your job seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously.”

“The only reason I got into broadcasting was, I needed money to pay for my junior and senior years at college, and they hired me, those fools!”