Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

You know, the way I'm accepted, I almost feel like Judy Garland, truly. It makes no sense to me because read more

You know, the way I'm accepted, I almost feel like Judy Garland, truly. It makes no sense to me because I don't think that I've been any more outspoken... Or maybe I have, I don't know. But everyone I know supports anything that has to do with raising money or with AIDS.

I feel John Peel was somebody that we could all trust. Throughout his life, he gave people a sense of read more

I feel John Peel was somebody that we could all trust. Throughout his life, he gave people a sense of a bigger world out there.

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

Our birds are hand-fed by ourselves. Birds don't like to be handled, but hand-feeding is our forte,

Our birds are hand-fed by ourselves. Birds don't like to be handled, but hand-feeding is our forte,

Comedy is second nature for me.

Comedy is second nature for me.

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers read more

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers of advertisers like Bank of America and Fleet.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.

I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.