What this generation was bred to at television's knees was not wisdom, but cynicism. — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
Television as we have it isn't an art form - it's a piece of furniture that is good for a few things. — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
“Amount of time an American child spends watching television, annually: 1,500 hours. Amount of time an American child spends in school, annually: 900 hours.” — Peter Strupp Copy Share Image
They say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk. — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
Gilmore Girls' felt very apart from everything else that was happening. I felt very lucky to be able to be on a… — Liza Weil Copy Share Image
TV is really, really, really hard work. You sacrifice a lot of your personal life, a lot of your sanity, just to… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
We have to take risks in British television. It has to stop playing to the lowest common denominator and patronising people. — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about not working on a TV show anymore is that I'm not on any particular kind of… — Alex Hirsch Copy Share Image
The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to… — William Devane Copy Share Image
An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
For me, when working on a film or play or television show, everything for me starts with the screenplay and I am… — James Spader Copy Share Image
I did try judging a talent hunt series, but honestly, TV is not my cup of tea. The time required, I don't… — Zeenat Aman Copy Share Image
There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the… — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
I don't watch much television. My old TV agent used to always get mad at me because he'd send me out on… — Zosia Mamet Copy Share Image
Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
It's a fantastic mirror to us to engage with art, to engage with paintings that are about tragedy, to go see Shakespearean… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
I started working in the mid-to-late Seventies, when television was not what it is now. — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
I think the relentless tide of celebrity stuff on the telly is getting pretty tedious. — Chris Tarrant Copy Share Image
Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other. — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I work with people and we come up with ideas for movies, television and things like that. It's fun and I love… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Finishing a TV series is like losing a friend...You spent countless hours together & you'll never experience anything new with them again. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I watched 'Dexter,' but it ended in a really weird way. I think it's going to start over again because he's a… — Natti Natasha Copy Share Image
Did I think I'd ever be in television shows that people would see or movies? No. But I knew that I was… — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
“In the small town of Tirunelveli, where everything arrived two years late, television was only the thing that was instant.” — Nallasivan V Copy Share Image
The fictional narratives that television, film, and the news provide for girls and young women are appalling. — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs. — Ashley Scott Copy Share Image
TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it. — Ron White Copy Share Image
If I hear the word 'retire,' it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
I am recognized a lot for 'Master of None.' It seems like that show really touched a cultural nerve in a good… — H. Jon Benjamin Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a full-time broadcaster. I've done some of it, and I enjoy it, but I don't think I… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
Before you go into something like like 'Love Island,' with no previous TV experience, you are blind to the power of the… — Zara McDermott Copy Share Image
Theater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode. — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
As far as in my career, I don't know what other form there is. I would love to do a talk show. — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
My goal is to broaden and deepen the range of African-American characters on television, so I always try to show human beings. — Andre Braugher Copy Share Image
'Arrested Development' is great; Mitch Hurwitz is great. Plus, it's the one show I've ever had where, on the small parts, he… — Allison Jones Copy Share Image
I love television. Television is a great medium; I'm fortunate enough to direct amazing television. — Michelle MacLaren Copy Share Image
The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it… — David Chase Copy Share Image
Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
