Chris Hayes

“Successful prime-time television of any genre produces some kind of emotional reaction in the viewers. There are a lot of different emotions to tap into. The emotion of the reward of discovery, the feeling of righteous anger, the feelings of pathos and sadness, or sentimentality of being moved by something.”

“My mother was a teacher, my father was a community organizer. I come from a working class background.”

“My disposition as a human being is kind of a go-along-to-get-along person. I tend to trust authority.”