Short questions with Dana Perino

You've seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we're like off-camera? 

For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. 

What's the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What's Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what's sitting on Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand? 

But that's not all! The fun is just getting started.

This week, we're excited to shine the spotlight on Martha MacCallum, who is anchor and executive editor of "The Story with Martha MacCallum" (weekdays at 3 p.m./ET). She joined Fox News Channel in January 2004 and is based in New York. 

P.S. We have so much more in store for you. Stay tuned each week for new editions of "Short Questions with Dana Perino" — and if there’s a question you want answers to or a suggestion for the person I should interview next, leave a note in the comments section below!

Dana Perino interviewed Martha MacCallum for this week's "Short Questions" piece. Find out the advice Martha wished she'd known earlier in life — and the best parenting tip she ever got.  (Fox News)

Q: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

MMC: A Broadway star and an Olympian!

Q: Really?! What sport?

MMC: Skiing … but it was the dream of a 9-year-old with little talent!

Q: What do you consider your greatest unforeseen opportunity that came your way in your career?

MMC: Writing "Unknown Valor" and meeting some of the great heroes of WWII.

Q: Best parenting advice you ever got?

MMC: Relax.

Q: The book you recommend the most to your friends?

MMC: "The Splendid and the Vile" by Erik Larson. (Its subtitle: "A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz.")

Q: Three places you want to visit in the next five years?

MMC: Egypt, Morocco and Japan. 

Q: Favorite series to watch on TV/streaming?

MMC: "The Last Kingdom." 

Q: Advice you would have like to have known when you were younger?

MMC: Enjoy the ride. 

Q: What new skill would you like to learn?

MMC: I’d like to be really good at tennis. 

Q: Any good stories you can tell us about Bill Hemmer?

MMC: He was once stung by a scorpion in his apartment in New York. I kid you not.

Q: Your go-to karaoke song?

MMC: Duet of "Shallow" sung with my son, Reed! 

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To read all of Dana Perino's earlier "Short Questions" interviews, check out this list!

For her interview with Bret Baier, click here. 

For her interview with Kayleigh McEnany, click here.

For her interview with Harold Ford Jr., click here. 

For her interview with Jessica Tarlov, click here.

For her interview with Leo Terrell, click here.

For her interview with Geraldo Rivera, click here. 

For her interview with Clay Travis, click here.

For her interview with Bill Hemmer, click here. 

For her interview with Greg Gutfeld, click here. 

For her interview with Benjamin Hall, click here. 

For her interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro, click here.

For her interview with Jesse Watters, click here.