Phil Keoghan
Phil Keoghan
Philip John "Phil" Keoghan MNZMis a New Zealander television personality, best known for hosting the U.S. version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is also the creator and host of No Opportunity Wasted, which has been produced in the United States, New Zealand, and Canada. He has won ten Emmy Awards for his work...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth31 May 1967
CityLincoln, New Zealand
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With the reaction that we got from the family version, people clearly made a statement that they wanted that international element in the show. I think it showed that the places are as much stars in the show as the people themselves. People were missing that exotic element ? that fish-out-of-water element where people were completely and utterly dumbfounded as to what to do because of culture shock and language barriers. They missed that. And I think that is a huge hook for us.
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We tried something. I'm really proud that we tried something, because I think if we hadn't tried to change the race, people might have criticized us for not being adventurous and doing something different. I'm proud of what we managed to pull together, but there is no denying that the race is most successful when it has less faces, more places and teams of two racing around the world.
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I'm a big fan of human dynamics. Nothing fascinates me more than really interesting people and human dynamics.
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Anything new and different is most susceptible to market research.
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I do believe that out of adversity comes incredible resourcefulness.
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Our schools are filled with this potential energy, and we need to create an environment for that energy to manifest itself.
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We need diversity in our population to make it work.
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There are amazing teachers, but the system doesn't always allow them to address the individual needs of a child.
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Schools often box kids into predefined categories. But we don't know what amazing ideas, inventions, cures, and contributions all these youths really have.
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Where we really effect change, in terms of creating a passionate work force, is by listening to kids early.
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There are times where you can't always get paid to do the things you really want to do. What really epitomizes your dream job is the job that pays you to do what you want to do.
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At the end of the day, we're all judged by those we leave behind.