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Michael Parkinson Quotes

1935–2023

Sir Michael Parkinson CBE (28 March 1935 – 16 August 2023) was an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the UK and internationally.

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I happen to be a male chauvinist pig who loves women and enjoys flirting with women.
I also think a lot of women watch the show but not for my bedroom eyes.

This accusation that I was 'soft' implies that you get more out of people by being aggressive. But the people I interview aren't criminals or child molesters, so why on earth should I act like an interrogator? [...] I relax the guests, I am a great listener.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Parkinson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.