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He thought to himself, i am going to the host of "the tonight show." i cant be that guy. that guy is too narrow. so he made a conscious decision to, you know, wear down those edges at least, if not eliminate them. >> actually, "time" magazine says the biggest problem facing americans is litter. you know, theyre so concerned about litter, why dont they get rid of those stupid little subscription cards that keep falling out of the magazine? >> dave thought he was selling out to get "the tonight sh...

>> dave thought he was selling out to get "the tonight show" away from him basically. so naturally he thought i dont respect jay for doing that. >> dave was more of a broadcaster than he was a comedian. and dave had a whole different sensibility. >> the whole question of letterman taking over for johnny, i mean, we would talk about how nice it would be if we had the 11:30 time slot. that was the dream. >> this is my mother. >> mrs. letterman, can i ask you a question? >> sure. >> has david ever ...

Letterman show as the guy who is sort of the rebel comic. he thought i am going to be the host of the tonight show, i cant be that guy. that guys too narrow. so he made a conscious decision to, you know, wear down those edges at least, if not eliminate them. >> actually, time magazine says the biggest problem facing americans is litter. you know, if they are so concerned about litter, why dont they get rid of those stupid, little subscription cards that keep falling out of the magazine? >> they ...