When you see people who are really good at game shows the one common attribute is a cool head under pressure: an ability to perform as well in the studio surrounded by lights and noise as you do on your couch.
The Final Jeopardy! questions seem to be by design things you can't know....
I never had a cool older brother or sister to turn me on to cool music. I had...
My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.
