""I did think about it, but I knew it had to be the right way," he explained. "But I knew what I wasn't. I knew I was not a stand-up. I knew that I had something to offer, but I didn't know where it fit in in the firmament.""
""Insane events took place that could not have been thought of," O'Brien said. "Nowadays, they'd never have picked me. Ever. Ever. They would have said, 'OK,""
""Everyone in the room goes, he is the next big thing?""
Conan O'Brien urges taking career-defining chances even when not fully prepared, citing his own rise from behind-the-scenes writer to front-of-camera late-night host. He worked on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons before moving into late-night television amid a 1993 shakeup when David Letterman left NBC. Lorne Michaels participated in selecting an unconventional successor, and O'Brien emerged as an unexpected choice. He recognized he was not a stand-up performer but believed he had something to offer without knowing its exact fit. Serendipitous events enabled his breakthrough, and his on-screen career plus Team Coco ventures produced an estimated $200 million net worth.
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