Alex Trebek

I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.

Learning something new is fun.

My heart seems to heal, so that speaks well for my future.

My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to pay for my college education. I applied for a summer announcing job at a couple of radio stations.

Music Hop' in 1963 was my first hosting job of a variety program.

Take your job seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously.

My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn't bother me in the least. I will die without having come up with the answers to many things in life.

I'm curious about everything. Even subjects that don't interest me.

The only reason I got into broadcasting was, I needed money to pay for my junior and senior years at college, and they hired me, those fools!

My job is to provide the atmosphere and assistance to the contestants to get them to perform at their very best. And if I'm successful doing that, I will be perceived as a nice guy, and the audience will think of me as being a bit of a star.

I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program.