Alex Trebek Quotes & Sayings

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

I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off. — Alex Trebek

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. — Alex Trebek

I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool! — Alex Trebek

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. — Alex Trebek

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get, — Alex Trebek

When I finish as the host of 'Jeopardy!' I'm going to go up to Taft in central California. They have a small college there that teaches you about oil drilling. — Alex Trebek

Have you ever met a successful person who wasn't restless- who was satisfied with where he or she was in life? They want new challenges. They want to get up and go ... and that's one of the reasons they're successful. — Alex Trebek

My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died. — Alex Trebek

Please phrase your answer in the form of a question. — Alex Trebek

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

We are all experts in our own little niches. — Alex Trebek

I would have loved to have a role in the HBO series 'Deadwood.' It was Shakespeare in the Old West. — Alex Trebek

Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course. — Alex Trebek

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination. — Alex Trebek

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

Saying that I've THOUGHT about it doesn't mean that I'm DOING it. — Alex Trebek

You should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you! — Alex Trebek

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. — Alex Trebek

When you're in your 30s and actively pursuing a career and a home life, a wife and children, you're busy doing as opposed to busy thinking. As you get older, even as you don't have as much time, I think you tend to think more and reflect more on what is happening in your own life. — Alex Trebek

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence. — Alex Trebek

My dad drank pretty heavily, and he never missed a day of work in his life. So I never looked at drinking as a serious problem, but drugs to me are a serious problem. I think it's a generational thing. I think older people don't feel as uncomfortable around drinkers as they do around dopers. — Alex Trebek

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. — Alex Trebek

Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life. — Alex Trebek

I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty! — Alex Trebek

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

People ask me, How would you do as a contestant on the show? And I tell them I would do fairly well among senior citizens, but against a good thirty-year-old I would have trouble because I cannot recall information as quickly as I used to. You used to say something and I would go, boom, right away, very sharp. Now it's like, Oh, yes, but wait a minute, uh, uh ... — Alex Trebek

Maybe I'll take a little better care of myself, but I wouldn't count on it. — Alex Trebek

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

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. — Alex Trebek

People say, 'You look to be in great shape for your age,' and I guess I am. — Alex Trebek

I did everything - I did newscasts, I did sports, I did dramas. — Alex Trebek

I go through these cycles where I read a lot and then watch TV a lot. — Alex Trebek

Merv Griffin, who developed Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, had a great line once. I used to personally answer all the mail that came in to Jeopardy! whether it was favorable or unfavorable, and Merv said, You know how I handle the nasty mail? I said no. He just grabbed it and folded it up and crunched it up and threw it in the wastebasket. He said, I don't bother with it. — Alex Trebek

Jim Cummings, Whoopie Goldberg & Cheech Marin make up this famous Disney threesome. — Alex Trebek

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! — Alex Trebek

Learning something new is fun. — Alex Trebek

I have an Apple computer, which I use to play Spider Solitaire and do research on the Internet. — Alex Trebek

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

I don't spend any time whatsoever thinking about what might have been. — Alex Trebek