My mother was very, very Protestant. I grew up Presbyterian, and I went to church every Sunday until I was 18. I was forced to.

I'm a complete egomaniac. It makes me feel terrible to say [being interviewed] is hard. It's taxing in a way. Just 'cause it's a lot of mental energy just to keep focused. I actually think it's harder for journalists.

If people see me in some sort of niche, then that's fine. As long as it's not "The Naked Guy." I don't care.

I didn't hang any pictures in my office for a year because I thought that I would be jinxing myself and have to take them down the next day.

I learned more about elections on election night 2000 than I ever did during my 16 years of schooling.

If anything, there's more at stake when you're older, and more responsibility and more legitimate things to worry about.

I didn't really feel 100 percent comfortable until we started working on the 2004 election.