Television Quotes · Page 186

When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television…

— Ice Cube

Well, television is grueling. The hours are grueling, it's hard work, and there's a lot of pressure to get it done without…

— Evan Peters

Apart from films and television I have explored behind-the-camera work, and worked as a script consultant at Phantom films.

— Shweta Basu Prasad

It's not brain surgery. It's not nuclear physics. It's television. It's only television.

— Linda Ellerbee

I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like 'Dexter' come along too often.

— Jennifer Carpenter

My last series was on A.B.C., a one-hour called 'My Generation'. Critics liked it. I was on for two weeks, and that…

— Warren Littlefield

I had a desire to do TV and wanted to get in, in the right way, knowing that I was going to…

— M. Night Shyamalan

My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I…

— Kathryn Bigelow

Somehow we allow, if a character goes to the dark side, if we're hooked into that character - I'm obsessed with Peaky…

— Lauren Shuler Donner

“Why was Simpson called "OJ" except in some kind of branding or headlinese that said, "Look, this guy is sweet, wholseome, and…

— David Thomson

With 'Game of Thrones,' the most dominant instrument would definitely be the cello. That's something I just felt really captured the mood…

— Ramin Djawadi

We think wireless is going to grow tremendously. Do I think people are going to watch an episode of 'Survivor' on a…

— Leslie Moonves

In prose fiction the freedom to work honestly exists, although you may have to fight for it. In those other areas of…

— James Kelman

When you have this long of a run [in The Big Bang Theory], you don't have to have something happen every episode.…

— Simon Helberg

If instead of looking at income, you look at levels of consumption, if anything that's become more equal. The fraction of families…

— Milton Friedman

Sometimes I'll watch an old movie on television and, once in a while, one of mine, such as April Showers, will come…

— Ann Sothern

I was doing a daytime show on Fox. And, it was a lovely team of people, but it didn't challenge me.

— Richard Bacon

I would do another talk show if it was the way that I wanted to do it. Like, you can't tell me…

— Leah Remini

Because I work in television, I always knew that I loved working with writers. It's very collaborative. You're always in a room…

— Melissa Rosenberg

I love acting. Acting's always been my first love. I grew up watching multi-camera television shows... And I thought I would absolutely…

— Seth Green

I've done pilots that don't get picked up. I've done movies where they're on hold for three, four years.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

There were a lot of fan-made trailers for 'The Originals.' The fans sort of decided it could be a show before anyone…

— Joseph Morgan

At the end of the day, if you don't identify with the main characters, no television show will work.

— Hiro Murai

In television writing, even if you're running the writers room, it's a writers room.

— James L. Brooks

If a filmmaker and I don't get along, it's four weeks of your life, so, whatever. With TV, it's six years.

— Marc Blucas

An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.

— Lisa Kudrow

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

— Shiri Appleby

I couldn't get any work in television. No one would even meet me, and I had very good agents.

— Stephanie Rothman

You can get away with a lot more in a film or television score. It is contextual.

— Max Richter

I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative…

— David S. Goyer

On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any…

— Walter Cronkite

What was cool about my career, Jack LaLanne gave me my first break on TV. I was his co-host.

— Denise Austin

I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American…

— Helen Mirren

When it's my time to go, I'll go, but the only time that's going to be for 'Teen Mom' is when the…

— Farrah Abraham

The greatest preparation for a TV show is to already have one season behind you.

— Peter Dinklage

There's no mistaking the fact that some of the best longform fiction out there now is in American television. 'The Wire' and…

— Kevin Barry

My greatest satisfaction in acting on television is to have the opportunity to communicate with the world.

— Raymond Burr

If you're cast on 'The Vampire Diaries,' the likelihood of you dying is very good.

— Kat Graham

I have watched CSI,NCIS, Law&Order, Criminal minds. I can kill you 50 different ways & still make it look like an accident.

— JORdinary_[Ws

Cricket cannot afford to throw up meaningless games before its benefactors, which is what spectators and television audiences are.

— Harsha Bhogle