Merv Griffin, who developed Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, had a great line once. I used to personally answer all the mail that came in to Jeopardy! whether it was favorable or unfavorable, and Merv said, You know how I handle the nasty mail? I said no. He just grabbed it and folded it up and crunched it up and threw it in the wastebasket. He said, I don't bother with it.
Alex TrebekSex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life.
Alex TrebekI have an Apple computer, which I use to play Spider Solitaire and do research on the Internet.
Alex TrebekI tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!
Alex TrebekHave you ever met a successful person who wasn't restless- who was satisfied with where he or she was in life? They want new challenges. They want to get up and go...and that's one of the reasons they're successful.
Alex TrebekPeople ask me, How would you do as a contestant on the show? And I tell them I would do fairly well among senior citizens, but against a good thirty-year-old I would have trouble because I cannot recall information as quickly as I used to. You used to say something and I would go, boom, right away, very sharp. Now it's like, Oh, yes, but wait a minute, uh, uh.
Alex Trebek