Television Quotes · Page 155

'Homeland' is intense, and I think it would be a hard show to watch if it were intense for 60 straight minutes.

— Morgan Saylor

People don't tune in to watch network executives' decisions. They don't tune in to watch writers' decisions. They tune in to watch…

— Liz Brixius

People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable.

— Madonna Ciccone

I love wild, baroque, slightly excessive theatrical ideas, and because television needs so much material, there's a chance to get some of…

— Yvette Mimieux

I'm shy. I'm not outgoing. I'm a homebody. I am on TV, but you know, it's interesting. How much do I talk…

— Vanna White

There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly.

— Scott Speedman

I think anything with a serialized storyline is a perfect match for binge-watching.

— Scott Foley

Just as the camera draws a stake through the heart of serious portraiture, television has killed the novel of social reportage.

— Jonathan Franzen

A disturbing possibility exists that the television experience has not merely blurred the distinctions between the real and the unreal for steady…

— Marie Winn

I really didn't think this was going to be a success. We did the first three episodes and I said to Adam,…

— Jamie Hyneman

I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a…

— Jane Campion

In terms of comedy, there was a Seinfeldian era of comedy that I love but got played out. Seinfeld was great, but…

— Mike Birbiglia

Limitations are something that I latch onto - like working in genre, or if you're writing TV, there are act breaks, there's…

— Joss Whedon

Many of us enjoy going to ball games and watching them on television. I am no exception. I love to watch a…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

After more than twenty-five years in television, there are days when I feel like I'm just beginning, because I'm learning new things.…

— Phil Keoghan

When you're doing a pilot, you're doing it in this bubble that almost works against the creative impulse. You don't have time…

— Josh Gad

I know I'm an actor, but I'm not at all a believer in people watching a lot of TV. I've never had…

— Alexandra Paul

In our show, there's usually a comeuppance. Or, if not, it's an anti-ending. And you're supposed to get that.

— Matt Stone

“Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I rarely watch TV, and in the past two years, I've done three TV shows. It's quite interesting.

— Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Something as unique as 'Scrubs' is a tough act to follow. It's hard to find something that good that you want to…

— Judy Reyes

I didn't expect to be successful, but I am glad that so many people love the show.

— Brian Quinn

There is an association between the number of hours that the television is on at home and early childhood aggression.

— Catherine Taylor

It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing

— Jeff Zucker

It's hard to know what's going to happen when you're filming a reality show, but if you just let life unfold, that's…

— Natalya Neidhart

The job at broadcast is to figure out what the dumbest person in the room is going to think. That's not the…

— Noah Hawley

I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.

— Elinor Lipman

'Sherlock' is one of the biggest things I will do, ever - we could never have predicted that level of insanity around…

— Martin Freeman

Television preachers extract money from the poor to live in a style and to indulge in shameful acts which equal or outdo…

— J. Irwin Miller

I love the consistency of working on television. You don't get that in working on film.

— Nico Tortorella

I would never watch 'Lost' on TV; I'd just wait until I could get at least five or six episodes in a…

— Brandon Jay McLaren

In those stupid online polls to find the best sitcom ever, 'Father Ted' never gets the credit it deserves.

— Sean Lock

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it.…

— Richard Russo

In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field.

— Frank Deford

We wanted to do a woman on a reality show because that's what's happening right now-it's part of our culture.

— Lisa Kudrow

Because of the vast reach of television, there have been different angles that have been explored showcasing the life of transgenders.

— Rubina Dilaik

I think all technology should be plug and play. I would say it's easier to set up a blog than it is…

— Graham Linehan

I've got a lot to say about television. There's a lot going on in television right now and I feel like a…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Tinder's fascinating to me. I wish it was around when I was single and not on television because I can't imagine doing…

— Ben Feldman

'Breaking Bad' is the best, the greatest, the most amazing thing I have ever watched on television.

— Tony Kaye