Jeff Fager Quotes

"I think there's some anxiety, but I don't think it's unhealthy. More people make it a little more tense at times, but I think it benefits the viewer. Getting on the air depends on how good your story is."

"Mike Wallace has been the heart and soul of this broadcast since he and Don (Hewitt) started it almost four decades ago. Millions and millions of Americans have tuned in to '60 Minutes' on Sunday nights over all those years to see him in action and to find out what questions he would be asking each week. I'm glad he'll be around to do an occasional interview. He's had such a powerful impact on all of us who work here, on how we conduct interviews and how we report stories, that there will always be a piece of Mike in everything we do."

"We've all kind of talked him out of it. This year, he wants to do it."

"We have a lot of good material in the mix. I think when people tune in Sunday night, they'll see something special."

"They were telling us lives were in danger, could we please hold off — and it was a plea from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not something that happens every day."