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  • It's so much better for me to do a talk show. You still have that energy of the audience, and the audience is just as important as that guest that's sitting next to me. It's not about me and that guest exchanging energy and talking. It's about everything that's going on in that room, and they're as much a part of the show as anything. I like this better than anything I've ever done.

    "Ellen Degeneres to freshen her talk show". The Associated Press Interview, www.today.com. September 2, 2006.