Television Quotes · Page 120

What I've discovered is that my kids weren't watching the 'Today' show... they watch 'Gumby' and 'Bugs Bunny!'

— Jane Pauley

Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs.

— Bob Newhart

The problem is since I have become a big television host now, people have forgotten that I am a singer too.

— Aditya Narayan

“Dial 888,” Rick said as the set warmed. “The desire to watch TV, no matter what’s on it.”

— Philip K. Dick

I think that's why I keep being drawn back to television, because I think it's one of the most creative outlets.

— Jeffrey Donovan

I just wanted to get on telly. I wasn't a massive Oasis fan, but I had to be in order to get…

— Pete Doherty

We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'

— Malik Yoba

Film is a very tight little box. If you don't fit in that box, you're gone. Television, there's more room to move…

— George Lucas

The only really weird part for me was making sense of the person on the TV at the same time as the…

— Erin McKeown

I do love to cry. I'll cry at the drop of a hat. I'll cry at your basic television programme, let alone…

— Miranda Hart

Drag Race' was, like, my outlet and finally being able to see myself in television and that was through Manila Luzon, who…

— Bretman Rock

The political nonsense of network television and the culture of a set and all the problems that that can create, I can…

— Richard Schiff

I think the model of The CW Network is really built on the fan platform more than anything else. The success or…

— Julie Plec

People forget that in the early '70s, Saturday was the most-watched night of television of the week. It was where you found…

— Mark Frost

At a macro level, it's balancing the needs of consumers, advertisers and content owners. And if you talk to any one of…

— Jason Kilar

I grew up in a house where there was lots of teasing and language play and laughter; it was very important. When…

— Dylan Moran

Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.

— Dan Harmon

If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being…

— Enrico Colantoni

With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it.

— Rosie Perez

I've actually done events at radio stations where I feel like I've had to give a little talk in behalf of television…

— Ira Glass

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.

— Ted Shackelford

In TV, you may think your character's one thing for two episodes, and then the third episode it could be something different.

— David Walton

People have a weird idea of what happens with a successful series. After it's over they think we just retire to green…

— Bob Crane

TV's hard work. I don't know how the hell Angela Lansbury survived doing 'Murder, She Wrote' all those years.

— Christopher Meloni

I like 'EastEnders,' yes. If I didn't respect the show, I wouldn't have gone into it.

— David Essex

I've just watched the whole series of 'Flight of the Conchords'. I absolutely love it - the humour, the actors, everything about…

— Konnie Huq

National Geographic has awesome stuff. I like Court TV. Sometimes I'll watch Reality Mix because they have some interesting stuff on that.

— Erik Estrada

Television enjoys a de facto monopoly on what goes into the heads of a significant part of the population and what they…

— Pierre Bourdieu

If we're bringing up kids that are so stupid that they kill themselves because of a song, what good are the kids…

— Marilyn Manson

Television exposes the world to the accident. The world is exposed to accidents through television.

— Paul Virilio

I would wish eventually to be able to make television that informs and educates as well as entertains.

— Drummond Money-Coutts

Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I love the intimacy of TV. I love the fact that you don't necessarily have the pressure of an audience or anyone…

— Abi Morgan

You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so…

— J. B. Smoove

Our Times, a Brief History: As televisions became flatter, People became rounder.

— Demetri Martin

'Almost Live' allowed me to take chances and try things you can't do on national television. It allowed me to screw up.

— Joel McHale

There's nothing more creative I'll ever do in my career than trying to make an hour of TV everyday.

— James Corden

As for 'Supernatural,' I had seen many episodes and enjoyed the show before my audition.

— Julie McNiven

I have a special ability to spot TV shows that don't go past two seasons; that's my gift.

— Lizzy Caplan

Working on 'Mad Men' was an incredible experience. It was such an incredible show with beautiful writing and so much complexity.

— Alexis Bledel