Television Quotes · Page 206

They want me on the television shows now because I did so well on Celebrity Assholes.

— Steve Martin

I feel like when you're dancing, especially how we're doing it on live television, you need to give that energy to the…

— Skai Jackson

I didn't have an imaginary friend, and even if I did I'm sure it would have been derivative of something I saw…

— Dan Santat

I really used to like TVMaxwell, which is a classic, amazing, super-underrated comedy channel. And Cyndago was great.

— Finn Wolfhard

I did direct quite a bit when I was in school, and I directed some television afterwards.

— Lee Unkrich

It's not prowess if you watch 5 hours of TV a day. It's just how you choose to spend your time.

— Patrick Rothfuss

Taboos are falling across our culture like dominoes. What was unspeakable yesterday dominates talk shows today.

— Ellen Goodman

I've become accustomed to not being cast for television and film because of how I look.

— Donna Lynne Champlin

Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know…

— Oprah Winfrey

Are there many people without illness or disability who sit at home in the evening with clenched fists, continually changing the channel…

— Alasdair Gray

Perhaps it would have been easier if I said that not being able to find something is like suddenly not remembering the…

— Anonymous

Writing a book is the most terrifying thing that I've ever done. It's so much harder than writing for television because it…

— Mindy Kaling

I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't…

— Ted Turner

I mean, a lot of people don't realize it, but fashion is one of the most racial industries left out there now.…

— Tyson Beckford

I thought I never wanted to be on TV. I was dead wrong. I'm almost always dead wrong about the things I…

— Dax Shepard

I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making…

— Rory Bremner

I did an episode of The Profiler. I actually worked on the last episode of Murphy Brown.

— Alice Barrett

I mean, when you really look at it, Mr. Peabody and Sherman were the original 'Modern Family.'

— Rob Minkoff

For me as a young kid, my parents took me to random cities. I stayed at my relatives and the biggest trouble…

— Ritesh Agarwal

But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on…

— Matt LeBlanc

I think TV promulgates the idea that good art is just art which makes people like and depend on the vehicle that…

— David Foster Wallace

Though both films and television sell emotions, let's not deny that it's way more challenging for small-screen actors to earn their respect.

— Jennifer Winget

I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself.

— Alessia Cara

After I was on reality TV, after that whole phase of my life was over, I really didn't want to do anything…

— Whitney Port

I call the '70s the "golden age of television"; in the early '70s there were sensationally good shows.

— Whit Stillman

People magazine had been around for a short period of time, but nobody had thought about putting entertainment news on a nightly…

— Mary Hart

I watch Pretty Little Liars with my best friend Telly. We go to each other's houses when it airs and we watch…

— Naya Rivera

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to…

— Candace Bushnell

I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a…

— Andre Braugher

Everyone I know thinks television is the most important part of my life. I did it for the money! I was able…

— Jack Germond

I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two…

— Jack Lowden

The most important decision you can make as a showrunner when you're doing a pilot is who's in it and who's directing…

— Greg Berlanti

You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and that's what 'Dexter' was.

— David Zayas

I was more aware initially of shows like Tales of the Unexpected. And the BBC used to put on a lot of…

— Charlie Brooker

I don't often watch something I've done on TV. Usually, I'll change the channel and watch something else.

— Jonathan Levine

For years, broadcasters didn't get a nickel out of retransmission consent. But broadcast content is what the cable industry was selling to…

— Gordon Smith

The show [ Too Much Tuna] changed a lot, actually, which is risky when you get positive critical feedback.

— Alex Timbers

I did 'The Commish' and an episode of 'Neon Rider,' and then I got the series called 'Street Justice,' which I ended…

— Eric McCormack

I think I would rather want to create something new, but I really did enjoy doing that show. It was a really…

— Laura Bell Bundy

I loved 'Dexter.' I loved the writing of 'Dexter.' I thought that was a brilliant show, and Michael C. Hall was just…

— Margo Martindale