Anderson Cooper Quotes

Anderson Cooper is an American journalist, television personality, and author. He is the anchor of the CNN news program "Anderson Cooper 360°" and has covered major events and news stories around the world. Cooper's journalistic work and his contributions to news reporting have made him a prominent figure in broadcast journalism.

It was important to me and, I think, important to my parents that I be on my own and figure things out on my own and kind of forge my own path, and I'm really grateful for that.

I don't have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl - like when I was 12 - there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am. They thought we were dating, and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers.

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot m... -Anderson Cooper

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.

I personally tend to be drawn to stories that aren't paid much attention to, or stories that aren't on people's radar.

I always thought, 'I'm on my own, and that's the w... -Anderson Cooper

I always thought, 'I'm on my own, and that's the way it should be.'

I think the notion of traditional anchor is fading away - the all-knowing, all-seeing person who speaks from on high. I don't think the audience really buys that anymore. As a viewer, I know I don't buy it.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe ... -Anderson Cooper

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

I don't believe in letting fear dictate what you do, but that doesn't mean you don't feel afraid or frightened. I think it's normal and healthy to be afraid in situations.

It's nice on the daytime format to focus on things... -Anderson Cooper

It's nice on the daytime format to focus on things that connect us.

When you lose a parent at ten years old, the world seems like a much scarier place. It makes complete sense to me that I took survival courses when I was a teenager and started going to war zones as a reporter. I didn't ever want to be taken advantage of, and I wanted to be able to take care of those around me.

I am sort of drawn toward places in the world wher... -Anderson Cooper

I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.

I am boring. I'm fine with boring.... -Anderson Cooper

I am boring. I'm fine with boring.

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.

You might try the gym from time to time. It really is something you can incorporate into your life pretty seamlessly.

I think it's a good thing that there are bloggers out there watching very closely and holding people accountable. Everyone in the news should be able to hold up to that kind of scrutiny. I'm for as much transparency in the newsgathering process as possible.

In my real life, I wear a T-shirt, gray or white, and the same pair of jeans. Literally, the same pair of jeans every day.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

Not to sound too Dr. Phil all of a sudden, but I think the key to survival is to embrace one's past and to not run away from it. And to come to some sort of relationship with it or understanding of it.

I don't want to do anything that puts my team members, my camera people or producers, in danger, so it's an ongoing dialogue on all the stories that we do.

Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

There was a time when I first started when I made a fake press pass and borrowed a camera and headed into wars, and for three years, that was the only kind of story I was interested in doing.

My dad grew up really poor in Mississippi. I paid attention to that because I thought that's a healthier thing to pay attention to than, like, some statue of a great-great-great grandfather who has no connection to my life.

I rarely asks people for advice or permission when I'm planning on doing something I feel strongly about. That only opens the plan up to be crapped on.

Misquoting drives me bananas.... -Anderson Cooper

Misquoting drives me bananas.

I'd like to have kids at some point. I think I'll ... -Anderson Cooper

I'd like to have kids at some point. I think I'll have a family someday.

Never too late to change your relationship with so... -Anderson Cooper

Never too late to change your relationship with somebody in your life.

I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.

When a big event happens, people turn on to CNN, not only because they know there will be people there covering an event on the ground, but because they know we're going to cover it in a way that's non-partisan, that's not left or right.

From the time I was growing up, if I felt that there was some, like, pot of gold waiting for me, I don't know that I would have been so motivated.

I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it.

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