Harvey: One of my buddies called me and said “Maybe you should do a letter writing campaign?” I said “No, I’m not going to do that.” People would say you should go up there and talk to them and sit down. I’m not doing none of that. I move on. I was on a talk show for seven years… Seven’s a good run.

AP: Why weren’t you stressed over NBC’s decision?

Harvey: My life is a testament to people who are watching me, especially young people. Life evolves all the time and it always changes. You got two things you can do with change: You can react to the change or you could participate in the change. I don’t react. I participate. I saw it coming. They had leaked it a year before that they were going to let the show go and replace it. I just went to work. I just kept on doing what I was doing. Sometimes when you get rid of something good, you might end up getting rid of yourself.

AP: Your facial expression is saying a lot right now…

Harvey: You got to be careful. I’m one of God’s favorites. You’ve got to be careful how you handle me.

AP: Do you have more creative control at Facebook?

Harvey: Absolutely. They understood. Let’s just take away all of the trimmings and let’s get to what this guy really does. Let’s play to his strong suits. They come up with a format where I can do just that. These human-interest stories, I do well with everyday people. I talk to people on different levels.