Craig Ferguson

We do have a

We do have a big kind of history in literate tradition of Vikings and we have a lot of Viking blood in Scotland, I mean especially up north wherever you go you see a plastic Viking sitting outside a shop and Viking calendars and – because they – you know they came down and stole … Read more

The only thing that

The only thing that I would say to anyone doing late night shows is – it took me a couple years then – but when you leave the studio, it’s over. That’s what you really have to do. After a long time, I would be like, Maybe I shouldn’t have said this, or Maybe I … Read more

I don’t think of

I don’t think of myself of a late-show host any more than I think of myself of a game-show host. I mean, I’ve done both, I’ve been an actor. I’m just kind of a carny, that’s it. Craig Ferguson

I don’t know how

I don’t know how much of a natural human I am. Y’know, the truth is, I never set out to do that, and I don’t think of myself like that. I don’t think like that. It’s not really about promotion – I don’t really understand the idea of promotion, talking to a camera for more … Read more

There are times when

There are times when you see the news, and you go, How the hell am I meant to do anything tonight? I’m not good at compartmentalizing myself and not being affected by the world around me, so it was very difficult for me when atrocious news stories would pop up. And I would think, How … Read more

I felt that, as

I felt that, as time went on, an audience gets to know you and in a weird way, you kind of feel like you get to know the audience a little bit. When I’m doing stand-up gigs now, I feel like I’m doing gigs in front of people I know. I think that’s the result … Read more

I think that everything

I think that everything looks a little scarier at night, when the sun goes down. And I know I kind of want a sense of reassurance or a community. Late-night shows is a rare place because that’s what we do. Increasingly, I felt like I didn’t want to be that guy. I didn’t want to … Read more