Chad Rogers On the New Season of Million Dollar Listing and Being Called a 'Rectal Swab'

Speaking of Josh, what do you make of his recent arrest for stealing all that art?

I wouldn't comment on that if my life depended on it!

You've cultivated a very particular reputation on your show. I believe The Soup's Joel McHale called you a rectal swab and mocked your tendency to organize everything in bags.

Yeah, he did, and I love it. I ran into Joel McHale on the carpet at the NBC/TCA party. And he looks back at me and goes, "Ziploc!" And I said, "Joel!" I'm like, "Look, I just have to shake your hand. You did a good job making fun of me. Please do it again." You have to have self-deprecating humor when you're on TV, because if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

Did it take awhile to reach the point where you could laugh at other people's snipes?

When I was younger, I was extremely insecure. I didn't have a lot of friends, and people made fun of me. I was a typical outcast type of person -- even the nerds didn't want to hang out with me. So I was very sensitive to criticism or when people would say stuff like, "Chad is a loser," or "Don't talk to him," or whatever. I was pretty much a loner. But now I have a lot of confidence, and now if I hear negative feedback, I let it go through one ear and out the other, because that's not how the way I see myself. And can I say this? Dr. Seuss has an amazing saying: Do what you want, say what you feel, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind.

How is selling real estate different in the current economy than, say, two years ago?

Talking to a client now, you have to have a heart. You have to be sensitive to what they're going through because two years ago, homes sold left and right. Now, you have to really level with the person, and say, "Hey, if you really want to sell your home, this is what it's going to sell for." If you don't be honest and tell the truth, you'll be doing them and their property a disservice.

What's the worst way you've lost a client?

have the most hilarious story to tell you. Are you ready? I don't know if I'm ready. I was selling a house to a very, very wealthy client of mine. It was a house going for $7 million in Beverly Hills. We're on the street where Frank Sinatra used to live, and all these big time celebrities from back in the day. So that's in the path of the Hollywood star tours, the bus tours. So we're out in front of the house and my client is introducing me to his girlfriend and telling her that I'm a star. And I said, "I'm not a star -- just because I sell real estate on TV, that doesn't make me a celebrity. I'm just doing my job." So I say, "Let's just get back to business." So we start talking about the house.

I kid you not, Louis, about a minute into our conversation the Hollywood Star Line bus comes rolling past us, right? It rolls up about 20 feet ahead, and it stops. And this is a double-decker, right? It comes rolling back, and I wonder, "Maybe we're standing in front of a pretty significant home." I don't know! They pull up right next to us, and a guy gets on his loudspeaker and says, "Hey, everyone, we're next to Million Dollar Listing star Chad Rogers doing what he does best at work. Take your pictures now!" They all stood up, and they're going crazy, they're taking my photo, and my client just gets really pissed off. He jumps in his Ferrari with his girlfriend and drives off. I look at the people on the bus, and I was nice, and I said, "I hope you all had a fun time in LA!" And they said, "Nice seeing you, Chad!" "You too!" I drove home and never heard from the client again. I was sabotaged by the Hollywood Star Line. That's the price you pay when you're on TV.

Lastly, you're still sporting the light bulb haircut. Where did that begin, and where is it going?

I definitely am using less hairspray and I'm more friendly to the environment. My hair is going green. Literally. I have no idea how it began, I just fell into the style. I started doing it, and I like it. The only opinion that matters is mine because I'm wearing it. I have to say, people definitely remember the real estate agent with the hair.

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