"Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him." - Carson Daly
"Everyody stands - that's our policy. If Jesus Christ comes on the show, guess what? It's like, 'Stand right here Jesus, we got Papa Roach coming up at number six.'" - Carson Daly
"I don't have a sidekick - no Ed McMahon. So when I go out there, I'm lonely. It's scary." - Carson Daly
"I love music. I love Jon Stewart. His show on MTV was one of my great influences. I love Charlie Rose, Bob Costas, Regis Philbin." - Carson Daly
"I really like it that they promote from within." - Carson Daly
"I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film." - Carson Daly
"I'm learning, but my strength is more as a straight man, and the comedy goes on around me - it brings a fresh approach." - Carson Daly
"It really makes me respect people like Madonna or U2-people who've lasted 20 years and stayed at the top of their game. It takes a lot of courage to reinvent your sound." - Carson Daly
"It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her." - Carson Daly
"It's hard to be a breakout show and stay on top. We're like the flagship show over here." - Carson Daly
"It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them." - Carson Daly
"My mantra for the night is to be smarter and hipper." - Carson Daly
"No one's on at my time but infomercials." - Carson Daly
"The one thing I learned the most about acting is it takes a tremendous amount of courage to go there and stand still. It takes courage and guts to step out of your mind frame and depict something." - Carson Daly
"You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve." - Carson Daly
