I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film.

NBC's priorities are Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno, and then there's me.

It's hard to be a breakout show and stay on top. We're like the flagship show over here.

When reality television really hit, I just had a backlash towards reality. It seemed like a cheap way to make a product. And then when music reality and 'Idol hit,' I just didn't watch it, it seemed novelty. And of course the story of 'Idol,' this is one of the greatest stories in television history.

Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him.

A good butcher is important to have. It's like a shrink.

When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket had the big S on it, for Santa Monica. But rather than having a football or a baseball on the S, I had a little nine iron. Girls thought it was a flute.