On Tuesday, The O’Reilly Factor will celebrate its 100th consecutive month as the Number 1 rated cable news show. Bill is getting the party started early with a few choice comments about his reign at the top, public figures he’d like to take down a notch (ahem, Sean Penn), and why no one wants to mix it up with him in a dark alley. Awesome.
Get a little sample of Bill’s Q&A after the jump.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: WHAT'S THE MOST FUN YOU'VE HAD ON THE AIR?
Bill O'Reilly: That's a tough one. I think it's the three interviews I did with President Bush. That's the hardest interview for any journalist, to interview a president, because you can't cross a certain line, and presidents all come in with what they want to say. To get them out of that rehearsed deal is very hard. The three interviews I did with Bush were instructive because I went up to that line. And then my interviews with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during the campaign were fun because it was a chess match.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ARE THERE ACTORS WHOSE POLITICAL OPINIONS DISTURB YOU SO MUCH YOU WON'T SEE THEIR MOVIES?
O'Reilly: Just Sean Penn.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: SOMEONE WILL READ THAT AND ACCUSE YOU OF ENCOURAGING A NEW BLACKLIST ERA.
O'Reilly: Not at all. He's a great actor, and if you hire him, you'll get a good performance. I'm just not going to give a guy who gives aid and comfort to people like (Iran president Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez and Saddam Hussein, when he was alive, my 10 bucks. That's my right as an American.
Those last couple of comments are classic Bill O: antagonistic, patriotic, somewhat inflammatory, laced with a bit of self-righteousness. The usual, right? But this last quote is our fave. It is fan-freaking-tastic:
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: WHAT'S THE REACTION YOU GET AT A RESTAURANT OR A STARBUCKS OR SOME OTHER PUBLIC PLACE?
O'Reilly: I get preferential treatment, although I don't want that. I very rarely have problems. Look, I'm 6-foot-4, and I don't look like I'll be receptive to bad behavior.
We read this, spit out our chocolate soymilk, and died of laughter before realizing . . . It’s true. He’s a mean-looking motherfucker. For real. We don’t really want to box with Bill in a Starbucks. And that’s saying something cause we’ve got a mean right hook and we’re really serious about our caffeine.
(news.yahoo.com)
Previously:
Jessica Alba Takes On Bill O'Reilly
Jessica Alba's Over The Bill O'Reily Feud