Television Quotes · Page 170

People recognize actors that they see regularly, like people they see on the television every week.

— Ben Barnes

You don't have to know how to build an automobile or a television set or a laptop to know how to use…

— Vint Cerf

I'm not insulting Trump supporters; I'm calling the people that CNN puts on television terrible representatives of the views of conservatives.

— Jon Lovett

Shows have asked a lot of actors to take cuts. Shows are going off the air. So okay, life goes on.

— Austin Peck

When you do 22 episodes of a network show, it's incredibly useful to have a format that gives you a jumping-off point…

— Eric Kripke

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I…

— Jenna Fischer

“TV costs us a lot more than money. Time. TV viewing has robbed me of my time—my most precious asset. Even”

— Joshua Fields Millburn

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television.

— Jimmy Buffett

Every year, the Friday before the new Saturday-morning shows would premiere, the networks would do this big preview special, and I was…

— Seth MacFarlane

I love working in television, and I've been thrilled to be a part of so many wonderful shows. I worked with Lady…

— Erich Bergen

'A Different World' didn't have the blazing success that 'Cosby' had, but it was on for seven seasons, and we got a…

— Warren Littlefield

Con Air' and all these movies were what made me want to get into film and if 'Crimson Tide' is on the…

— Lorne Balfe

You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. One single episode that might seem so…

— Amanda Schull

“Episodes is about discovery of one's psyche and true personality while being completely absorbed in one's one Mind and thoughts. A story…

— Rodney Richards

I just don’t want to come down to that level of society….the ones who sit by their televisions, drink their beer, their…

— Miki Dora

Even if every program were educational and every advertisement bore the seal of approval of the American Dental Association, we would still…

— Ellen Goodman

The worst thing you can do is end up with a network show on cable or end up with a cable show…

— Shawn Ryan

I have great respect for daytime drama. I love the branding. I love the style. What can I say? I love good…

— Justin Hartley

Though the film industry is my primary area of work, television allows me to reach out to the audience quicker.

— Manobala

I have to say that we're not actors, at least on 'Mythbusters' or any of the other television projects that we've done.

— Jamie Hyneman

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on…

— Tommy Shaw

We gave up having a TV last year. I am out of the loop. Life is way better than TV. I recommend…

— Jasmine Guy

I love telly so much and I come from a telly background, I used to work in production.

— Rosie Jones

Television is a prisoner of dialogue and steady-cam. People walk down a hall, and the camera follows them around a corner.

— David Chase

My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer, and my mom's a director and writer. Even when I was young,…

— Troian Bellisario

You cant get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.

— David Hare

I actually have two hats in my office; one says "network," one says "studio." Paul Lee over at ABC sent those over…

— Gary Numan

As long as I ride motorcycles, which God willing is another 50 years, I'll always have Alvarez in my heart. I'm hoping…

— Emilio Rivera

When you have a child or you love somebody, that's your Achilles' heel on 'Game of Thrones,' because your enemy will find…

— Michael McElhatton

Tonight I'm just not, I'm just not in the mood. So if you don't mind, I would like to watch.

— Prince

When I got my first TV set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships with other people.

— Andy Warhol

We're seeing TV series that are as good as movies were in the '70s and '80s - shows like 'The Wire,' 'The…

— Tahar Rahim

I think your average fan probably just assumes that the same person directs every episode of their favorite series, week in and…

— Michael Spiller

Television is, to my mind, the most insidious drug that the 20th Century has had to deal with.

— Terence McKenna

I've been watching 'Game of Thrones,' and I can't wait for 'Bored to Death' to come back, it's one of my faves.

— Michelle Forbes

Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set.

— Harold Brodkey

I feel that shows like 'Ted' and 'The IT Crowd' are very much more enjoyable watching with friends around a telly.

— Graham Linehan

Shark Week is a great reminder there are fast-swimming creatures more intelligent than Ryan Lochte.

— Anonymous

I have friends at home who love 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon. They live in the U.K., and they've never seen…

— James Corden

I'm glad that cinema is catching up to what television has known for a while: That three-dimensional, complex women get an audience…

— Natalie Dormer