“We sort of look at our years at 'Letterman' as comedy grad school. I don't mind seeing jokes and hearing the laugh track because that was our bread and butter for a long time, just making an audience laugh ... There's no better feeling than having a crowd there and hearing a laugh.”
Carter Bays
“I would like to take this opportunity [on Letterman] just to tell the press to KISS MY SKINNY WHITE ASS!"”
Calista Flockhart
“Late Show With David Letterman.”
Lorin Maazel
“We had one returning letterman coming into the season. We've improved physically and mentally. The players know the game more. We've dumped a lot of stuff on them and they've learned it. ... The kids are relaxing and playing the game.”
Randy DeShone
“You want the NFL, you want 'Survivor,' you want 'CSI,' you want David Letterman--you're going to have to pay us what you pay USA [Network] for, ... We have considered it one of the great injustices for many years that we never got paid for our signal.”
Leslie Moonves
“[The long-term status of Letterman is unclear. After spurning an offer to jump to ABC, the host renewed his CBS contract in a deal that the network says will carry him through 2007.] How long he will continue is entirely up to Dave, ... I don't see any sign of him stepping down.”
Rob Burnett
“[Ken Griffey Jr. 's recent Top 10 segment on David Letterman 's show was edited.] We threw out a few of the answers, ... They had to do with steroids and David Wells ' drinking. Junior has to face Wells in a month.”
Rob Blake