And in 2004, 2009 sounded absurdly far away. I thought that in 2009, we’d be flying around with jet packs and our dinners would be in pill form. It was like being given a car when you’re 11 years old and being told, When you’re 16, you get to drive it. So I put my blinders on, and I went back to work….And now, we’re stuck between two worlds. We’re putting on a show here while we’re imagining another show there.
Conan O’Brien, in this awesome NY Times profile of his journey to The Tonight Show
[Jay Leno is portrayed as a total dick.]