Television Quotes · Page 158

'House of Cards' opened some doors. I've been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters.

— Mahershala Ali

If you've got a big star like O'Reilly, it does overshadow what the hard-news guys do during the day. That's the nature…

— Roger Ailes

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is…

— Bobby Fischer

Every time fans turned on the television or watched the Dallas Cowboys, I wanted to give them the performance of a lifetime.

— Emmitt Smith

I've chosen television because of the quality of material that I'm offered, not being a writer, so I've turned a lot of…

— David Nutter

Anything that happens on any show is a plot contrivance because that's just storytelling.

— Bryan Fuller

That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.

— Vince McMahon

I've been turned down for a lot of TV because they didn't think there was a place for Divine on television.

— Divine

You’re far more likely to see a naked woman than a naked man. It’s only [seen as] rude because the rest of…

— Russell T Davies

Americans hate their cable companies - for bumbling installers, on-again-off-again transmissions, peculiar channel selections, and indifferent customer service. The only thing cable…

— Virginia Postrel

Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't…

— Shelley Winters

The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and…

— Paulo Coelho

Because of how much movies cost, it's dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with…

— Steven Spielberg

I had started working in television but it did not pay that much. I was 27, renting this little one-bed flat in…

— Anthea Turner

I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate…

— Octavia Spencer

When I choose projects, I don't stipulate between film or theatre or television. I receive scripts and I read scripts - and…

— Dominic Monaghan

I have the dream to continue being in an art context, but also be able to continue doing stuff in television on…

— Kalup Linzy

Between the marriages, I shagged my way round television studios like a mechanical digger.

— Steven Moffat

We live in a big and marvelously varied world. Television ought to reflect that.

— Edwin Newman

People seem generally happy to see their favorite world come to life, even if it it slightly changed to fit storytelling for…

— Jade Hassoune

"30 Rock" is over, so I definitely aspire to write another movie again; eventually, will try to pitch something for television again.

— Tina Fey

History, when they do it, is ancient history, and they sensationalize even that. Contemporary history is virtually ignored on television.

— Tariq Ali

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

— Groucho Marx

I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.

— Michael Learned

We're not a media company. We don't own media. We don't own music. We don't own films or television. We're not a…

— Steve Jobs

There is a 90% failure rate for most shows. It's difficult for any show to write for the next season.

— Matt Passmore

I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs.

— Chris Isaak

I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.

— Don Cornelius

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.

— Christopher Eccleston

I do have a television over there - it was a gift - but I never turn it on. I'd rather read…

— Sam Crawford

I got to have a TV show that really was the talk of the nation for a while there. So I'm a…

— Marc Cherry

There has been an obvious effort to play it safe, to make 'Bonanza' a good family show that would offend no one…

— Pernell Roberts

When television came in, everybody thought that was the end of the movie business, which was not and is not.

— Henry Blodget

I love the Discovery Channel. I love all sorts of medical shows. I love a show called 'Diagnosis: Unknown.'

— Cote de Pablo

Its ironic that Glee is doing an episode on teen bullying since the reason I bully you is because you watch Glee.

— Anonymous

I look forward to putting out the new CD and doing the television performances to show everyone that B. Brown is back.…

— Bobby Brown

We do 32 episodes a season and will have shot 267 episodes by the end of the ninth season... It's impossible to…

— Aaron Spelling

Most people I run into say, I haven't missed an episode. Either you like Survivor or you don't, but if you do,…

— Jeff Probst

Anyone who has seen me spin that heavy, giant wheel on television knows that I'm not a steroid user

— Pat Sajak

I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on…

— Adam Beach