I did, of course, eventually find my way into television, taking all kinds of jobs, climbing the ranks rung by rung. Anyway, it was several years later, when I was working nationally in Hollywood as the announcer and second banana on ABC-TV’s late-night entry, ‘The Joey Bishop Show,’ that I had my big moment. Regis Philbin Read Quote
I take a week here. Maybe 10 days there. I never took a longer vacation than that. Regis Philbin Read Quote
All my life, all I’ve wanted to do was a talk show, and I’ve done it for most of my life. Now to break away from that is kind of a challenge. Regis Philbin Read Quote
I had so many local shows before I came back to New York, which is the ideal place to do a national syndicated show. Then I spent five years trying to convince people to give me a shot in the syndication business. Regis Philbin Read Quote
When you’re a co-host, you’ve got to consider what the other person is saying and take the next step and get the laugh or get to the end of the story. You’ve got to make it happen and then move on to the next story. Regis Philbin Read Quote
We play a lot of tennis, and we work out at the gym three or four times a week. As you get older, you feel those aches and pains, so Advil’s become a friend in the house. Regis Philbin Read Quote
Anyone who’s ever driven to Atlantic City knows that Trump’s got a big billboard. For years, you used to see his angry face on it. I said, ‘Trump, that expression is making people afraid to go to the Taj Mahal. Why don’t you give them a big smile.? ‘C’mon in, folks! Spend your money here!’ I think we got that corrected. Regis Philbin Read Quote
I like Strahan a lot. I’ve known him for years. He was a Giant here – in many ways. Had a big following with the New York Giants. He’s very funny. He’s got a great sense of humor. Regis Philbin Read Quote
I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn’t retiring – that I was moving on. Regis Philbin Read Quote
I must have been six or seven years old at the time. My family lived on the bottom floor of a two-story house on Cruger Avenue in the Bronx, and every night at 9:30, I sat by my little radio in our kitchen and listened to a half hour of Bing’s records regularly spilling out over WNEW. Regis Philbin Read Quote
