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" I've never been truly closeted on the air; it's just something I never really made a big deal out of because I never felt like I wanted to push an agenda or push it any further than I felt comfortable with. "

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" I grew up in the age of radio where we just went wherever the jobs were available. The job doing afternoons at Z100 was, funny enough, the only job I could find. "

Elvis Duran

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" At 14, I began working in radio. I ran the board at a little radio station in Dallas. "

" Having the gastric sleeve procedure and losing 120 pounds, it was a huge difference in how I look in such a short amount of time. It really garnered all the attention. "

" I don't think we have to make a big thing about being gay, except for when we get together for these gay pride events. "

" The only thing about politics I do discuss is, be into them: Read what's online. Read what the candidates are talking about. Try to understand why people are fighting over what the candidates are standing for. "

" I happen to know personally that Donald Trump does not have a problem with gay people. "

" I have no problem with someone who disagrees with my life. That's your right to feel that way. "

" Traditional radio is not going to die; it's going to evolve. "

" I was sort of a loner as a kid, so radio was where I turned for companionship. I loved the music and how the DJs talked about the artists and used words to paint pictures to evoke emotion. "

" Our sole mission on this show is to make people think, make people feel, and make people happy as much as we can. "

" To be the Grand Marshal of the most recognized Halloween parade in the world is so much fun. People plan for months and months to design their costumes, and it is amazing. It is a true competition and amazing to watch everyone. "

" Radio was always a fun, geeky thing to be a fan of - the history of radio, where it is, and where it's going - but it was really also a pretty easy job. "

" I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it. "

" I don't think of me as, quote, 'coming out,' because I was never 'in.' I rarely, if ever, spoke about my private life and remain as neutral as possible. "

" I never interned. The first job I ever had was a very low-paying job, and the guy running the radio station was so poor, he couldn't pay us sometimes - so it's almost like an internship, right? "

" I look at old pictures of me... and I don't feel like I'm that guy anymore, but then I look at pictures of me now, and I'm not quite sure I'm this guy. "

" I love taking time with an interview. Time with an artist relaxes them; it makes them want to be there and answer all your questions. "

" The magic to our show and, I think, any successful show, be it on the radio or TV, is every person being true to themselves. "

" I have no desire to spend my off-hours listening to other shows. Unless it's Howard Stern, of course. "

" I used to come to the gay pride parades in New York. I've been to a few down in Miami Beach, if memory serves. "

" I never graduated from college. While I was in a mass communication class at North Texas State University, I was on the air weekends in Dallas and knew more about major-market radio than the guy teaching. When I told him that, he failed me. "

Elvis Duran

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" I'm still me, no matter if I'm gay or straight or whatever. "

Elvis Duran

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" I've found in the past that if we planned the show a night before, once we slept and woke up, we weren't in that mood anymore. Because I really think doing a live show means you should be exploring your live feelings, and planning is not good. "

" I just always assume no one is listening. "

" I think interviews are good when you are an actual fan of the person you are interviewing. "

" Radio in my beginning days was going into a room for four hours, playing a bunch of music, and screaming about the artists... radio now has come out of the radio, on to the net, and on to video and on stages; it's a multiplatform thing. It's nothing I expected ever to see. "

" I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. "

" Crank-calling people is the oldest bit in the world. "

" Here at Z100, we're kind of famous for breaking new artists and watching their careers bloom. "

" I really feel that leading by example is the best way for people to see who you are and let them connect with you. "