Carson Daly Quotes

• "Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him."
• "Everyody stands - that's our policy. If Jesus Christ comes on the show, guess what? It's like, 'Stand right here Jesus, we got Papa Roach coming up at number six."
• "I don't have a sidekick - no Ed McMahon. So when I go out there, I'm lonely. It's scary."
• "I love music. I love Jon Stewart. His show on MTV was one of my great influences. I love Charlie Rose, Bob Costas, Regis Philbin."
• "I really like it that they promote from within."
• "I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film."
• "I'm learning, but my strength is more as a straight man, and the comedy goes on around me - it brings a fresh approach."
• "It really makes me respect people like Madonna or U2-people who've lasted 20 years and stayed at the top of their game. It takes a lot of courage to reinvent your sound."
• "It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her."
• "It's hard to be a breakout show and stay on top. We're like the flagship show over here."
• "It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them."
• "My mantra for the night is to be smarter and hipper."
• "No one's on at my time but infomercials."
• "The one thing I learned the most about acting is it takes a tremendous amount of courage to go there and stand still. It takes courage and guts to step out of your mind frame and depict something."
• "You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve."
• "Everybody stands - that's our policy. If Jesus Christ comes on the show, guess what? It's like, 'Stand right here Jesus, we got Papa Roach coming up at number six."