“I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by ...” — Terry Gross Quote

“I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by the world, and I think someone who feels that way is in a good position to be the one asking questions.”

“The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like maybe the character actors who are just coming into their own and you're realizing how great they are.”

“I love songs. Songs are my favorite things.”

“Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.”

“I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.”

“No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'”