If you look at my life before I went into television, the struggle I went through coming out would be surprising to most people, given how comfortable and how out I am being the only late-night gay talk-show host.

I was already in a groove and decided to initially write down everything, as I would in an actual diary, and then go back and take out what I was too shy to reveal. But I wound up leaving more in than I imagined, and that was because I wanted to be transparent and real.

I better be honest about my feelings, even those involving loneliness, jealousy, and fear.

I read the 'Times' and 'Post,' but I have nothing against the 'Daily News.' I also fish around the Internet for entertainment news but find most of what I read to be untrue or partially true.

I love the term "everything is copy," attributed to Nora Ephron, which was my guiding principle as I wrote.

I absolutely love low-key restaurants.

I never say I work in television, I say I get to work in television.