Quotes by Jerry Springer

About Jerry Springer:

Gerald Norman is an English-born American television presenter. He is a former Democratic mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, news anchor, actor, and musician. He has hosted the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991 and debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015.
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No one would have picked me out in high school and said, 'This guy is going to be in show business.' I don't have any of the talents you would normally associate with show business.

Jerry Springer

All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.

Jerry Springer

My guess is more reporters probably vote Democrat than Republican - just because I think reporters are smart.

Jerry Springer

It's just a show. It's not the end of Western Civilization. It's chewing gum.

Jerry Springer

With a face like mine, I do better in print.

Jerry Springer

Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.

Jerry Springer

I'm liberal, but I watch the three majors. Obviously I watch MSNBC, also CNN and Fox, which is what I would call ridiculously to the right.

Jerry Springer

When I was first on 'Dancing With The Stars', people were really shocked and surprised.

Jerry Springer

I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.

Jerry Springer

I'm always playing a role, whether it's the role of the mayor, the role of a news anchor, or a role of a crazy talk-show host. But there was a specific function. 'On Dancing With The Stars', I had nothing to do but be me, schlepping around the floor....

Jerry Springer

I don't live in Hollywood. I don't have celebrities as friends. I like them, but I don't pal around with them. I just live in the Midwest, a real normal world.

Jerry Springer

We are all born as empty vessels which can be shaped by moral values.

Jerry Springer

I don't want to be a celebrity.

Jerry Springer

I'm a happy guy, but if I'm in a rare dark mood, I won't go out because I don't want to be horrible to people.

Jerry Springer

There's something about the openness of the American people. Yes, we have our faults, but deep down, there's a goodness. America doesn't want to take over the world; in many ways, we don't want to be bothered by the rest of the world.

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I watch sports and cable news. I'm a political junkie, so that's my interest.

Jerry Springer

We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society, we have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior.

Jerry Springer

To go from politics to news, at least the subject matter is the same, even if the view is different.

Jerry Springer

I treat politics kind of like my religion. It's something I believe in, but I don't want to have to make a living at it, because if you make a living at it, you somehow become dishonest.

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I knew early on that I would do politics, but I would never make a living at it. I would do something else.

Jerry Springer

Author Bio

  • NameJerry Springer
  • Descriptiontelevision presenter
  • AliasesGerald Norman "Jerry" Springer
  • BornFebruary 13, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Television Presenter