Quotes

[on his early career]: What most people don't know is that this goes back to my true passion - live TV, I started there as a local sportscaster in Oklahoma City and that will always be my love. It's kind of what I live for.

[About The Bachelor (2002)'s comparison to other long-running reality shows]: It's Survivor (2000) meets Big Brother (2000). It's an homage to our fans.

Strangers come up to me in bars and tell me about their sex lives. I'm thinking, 'You think I can make it better somehow?'"

[Of Brad Womack]: There's a large group out there that's like, "Screw this guy. I hope he falls on his face and gets what's coming to him", and he does.

[About the drama of the traditional The Bachelor (2002) format]: The funny thing is there's a lot of drama and my guess is Brad doesn't know or hasn't seen about 95 percent of it. It's definitely one of those seasons where he's not privy to a lot of it and I think he's going to be shocked by what's going on behind the scenes or over at the girls' house.

[Of Season 15's The Bachelor (2002)]: What we have this year instead of scandals are unbelievably compelling, tragic stories that you will absolutely be captivated by. It's a different group than we're used to, a little more mature in their life experiences.