Sir Trevor McDonald, OBE (born George McDonald; 16 August 1939) is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN.
Poetry says the things that I can't say. I read a lot, but I never write it.
I can't think of any sentiment which is finer than being in a position to give people something they like. I love giving, I am rather embarrassed at receiving.
How can you interview somebody about something fairly technical if you start on the wrong foot by not even knowing his name?
Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.
I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India.
I believe that one can aspire to as much as one wants to.
The thing about television is that you can't fake it. Your sense of discovery must be genuine; you can't pretend to be surprised.
I am actually a terrible coward. Fear is a constant fact of my life.
To pretend you don't feel a certain strangeness after living in England for 40 years is a fallacy.
I love living in London.
Life is so short, it seems careless not to use it all.