As a matter of fact I don't like politics. I really don't. I think it's so jaded now and everybody has to follow the party line.

I have a thing against reality shows. I think they are so fake. I think they are produced before they begin. I think people know where they're going, what they're going to say, what the situation is. These things just don't happen and you know that.

I'm moving on. I should have made that clear when I made the announcement. I guess I wasn't clear. If people think you're leaving a show after all these years, you might be retiring. So I understand where they're coming from, but I should have impressed the fact that I hope I'm just moving on right now.

You get a taste here in New Orleans that you don't get anywhere else in the country.

I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.

Anderson Cooper every night dreams about getting my job permanently really.

It means a lot in my business and its a wonderful feeling to be recognized for what you have done over a lifetime, but I didn't go crazy. I still eat my cereal in the morning, have a sandwich in the afternoon, go to bed at night. You know, nothing really different.