--- title: "3 Behind the scenes Quotes By Andy Cohen" description: "3 Behind the scenes quotes by Andy Cohen. Plus more from Andy Cohen and more Behind the scenes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/andy-cohen-7220_air_when-i-was-a-21-year-old-intern-at-cbs-i_1047679.jpg" --- > [When I was a 21-year-old intern at CBS, I was told I had crossed eyes and shouldn't try to be on air.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/when-i-was-a-21-year-old-intern-at-cbs-i-was-told-i-had-crossed-eyes/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/andy-cohen-7220_air_when-i-was-a-21-year-old-intern-at-cbs-i_1047679.jpg) > [I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-anchorman-but-after-college-i-wound-up/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/andy-cohen-7220_always_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-anchorman-but-a_2135642.jpg) > [I always knew I wanted to be in front of the camera. But even after 10 years behind the scenes at CBS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-in-front-of-the-camera-but-even-after-10/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/andy-cohen-7220_behind-the-scenes_i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-in-front-of_2736115.jpg) ## Other authors on Behind the scenes - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anton-chekhov-14247.jpg) Anton Chekhov 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/anton-chekhov/) ## More by Andy Cohen > [I didn't have a role model when I was younger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-didn-t-have-a-role-model-when-i-was-younger/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I'm having fun, I really don't care what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/the-one-guiding-principle-over-my-23-year-career-in-tv-has-been-as/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I'm happy to be everybody's gay best friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-m-happy-to-be-everybody-s-gay-best-friend/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-fell-in-love-with-erica-kane-the-summer-before-my-freshman-year-of/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I love San Francisco so much. I call it the Emerald City and have been coming here since 1992. I have a few old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-love-san-francisco-so-much-i-call-it-the-emerald-city-and-have-been/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [When you're taking your one-thousandth selfie of the day that might be the moment you try to kill the person by lethal hugging!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/when-you-re-taking-your-one-thousandth-selfie-of-the-day-that-might/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I haven't fully moved over to the iPad. At any given time, I have about four DVDs in my pocket. I'm constantly screening 'Top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-haven-t-fully-moved-over-to-the-ipad-at-any-given-time-i-have-about/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [Sometimes I get frustrated in traffic. I typically start going deep with my cab driver and Twitter feed - simultaneously - to take my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/sometimes-i-get-frustrated-in-traffic-i-typically-start-going-deep/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [ I think \[Anderson Cooper \] and me both enjoy working, and don't consider it "work," so as long as I'm having fun I will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-think-anderson-cooper-and-me-both-enjoy-working-and-don-t-consider/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I think when you're live on TV in an unscripted environment a lot slips through the cracks of your real self. People can read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-think-when-you-re-live-on-tv-in-an-unscripted-environment-a-lot/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I am so glad I was writing while on my last book tour, which was really meta, but I think a fascinating look inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-am-so-glad-i-was-writing-while-on-my-last-book-tour-which-was/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I cannot believe the volume of famous people I run into in my life, and that's part of the reason I love diary format.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-cannot-believe-the-volume-of-famous-people-i-run-into-in-my-life/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [Fame does different things to different people. For some people it makes them a better person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/fame-does-different-things-to-different-people-for-some-people-it/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [I run from Horatio Street down just past Battery Park City and back. It's amazing to run and see the Statue of Liberty and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-run-from-horatio-street-down-just-past-battery-park-city-and-back/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) > [It's so mental how I looked in the '90s. The fact that I thought my ponytail was a good thing - it was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/it-s-so-mental-how-i-looked-in-the-90s-the-fact-that-i-thought-my/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/andy-cohen/#itemlist", "name": "3 Behind the scenes Quotes By Andy Cohen", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was a 21-year-old intern at CBS, I was told I had crossed eyes and shouldn't try to be on air. 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