Television Quotes · Page 208

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for looking at.

— Noel Coward

I believe that those of us who are the producers and purveyors of television, I believe that we are the servants of…

— Fred Rogers

I think having the King of the Ring on television can only help with the importance of matches and help wrestling.

— Harley Race

I did a pilot for HBO, called One Percent, that they didn't end up picking up, but it was a pretty intense…

— Donal Logue

'Homeland' really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on what's kind of going on…

— Raza Jaffrey

People say 'Limmy's Show' is kind of hit or miss, but I'd rather that than having something generally likable.

— Limmy

I think that's important to have in something like a national television show. It's important to portray a woman realistically, and not…

— Cristin Milioti

On TV, as in life, white folks are allowed to make mistakes, but usually, black people aren't.

— Yvonne Orji

The way he discovered Paula White was watching Christian television and Mr. Trump has always been a huge fan. He'd always watch…

— Paula White

Human beings, because we're so clever, have removed every single one of those population limiting factors... So nothing controls our increase in…

— David Attenborough

Because my faith is important to me and then they wrote it in that my character I would be playing would also…

— Candace Cameron

'Frasier' works because we stay focused on the idea that - how he continues to grow. It is not that you are…

— Kelsey Grammer

Reality shows. I'll watch them, but I won't tell anyone I'll watch them. I remember when the first British 'Big Brother' was…

— Robert Taylor

I'm on 'Two and a Half Men,' and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it, please stop filling…

— Angus T. Jones

If I'm watching 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta,' there's a part of that that's just escapism. I'm not watching it with a…

— Janet Mock

Reality TV was to me the worst form of entertainment--the modern equivalent of paying sixpence to watch lunatics howling at the wall…

— Jasper Fforde

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on…

— Patrick Swayze

Pressing harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak...

— Anonymous

They asked me to go on 'Hell's Kitchen' but I'm banned from reality TV by my wife. She's not up for that…

— Bob Mortimer

To be honest, I don't really have my own makeup because when I'm not on television or doing a photoshoot or something…

— Carole Radziwill

We don't need any more reality TV, women yelling at each other. I can't watch that stuff.

— Andie MacDowell

I've had a very full career in the theater, on stage, in films and on television.

— Hal Holbrook

Our lives are quite boring. I spend a lot of time watching Coronation Street and Eastenders.

— Rio Ferdinand

I love 'Skins'. I was a huge fan of the British series. I love how everyone is freaking out about it.

— Reece Thompson

Honestly, all of 'Breaking Bad' was the best television experience of my entire life - the writing, the crew, the other actors.

— Mark Margolis

Most TV shows are about strong characters and strong actors, and we certainly have those.

— Darren Star

Television gives you the opportunity to create more of an ongoing camaraderie with everyone you're working with.

— Mary Ellen Trainor

Dark Blue' is ultimately a gritty crime drama, at its core. I don't think that is ever going to change.

— Dylan McDermott

You can get an awful lot of effects into the customer's mind for a great deal less time and money in radio…

— Harry Shearer

When you fall into a midseason slot, you have the sort of blessing of not being on television while you shoot most…

— Stark Sands

I've got about 27 gigs right now. I've got radio, I've got television, I've got The Washington Post.

— Tony Kornheiser

I don't know any other way of doing a show besides being completely consumed by it and the character.

— Shefali Shah

You put a microphone in my hand on live TV, and that's just an opportunity for me to get ahead in life.…

— Enzo Amore

Talking to a girl and they have no clue about shows on TV. If you weren't on the internet all day maybe…

— Kevin McCarty

Obviously, it's not cable, it's streaming, but it's the same format. It's the same 10 episodes. It feels like cable as opposed…

— Christian Cooke

For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the characters of 'Mad Men' are good…

— Adam Cohen

I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television.

— Laura Vandervoort

I would make the movie industry more like the television industry. TV is more material driven. In TV, you can break new…

— Stephen Chbosky

When people asked me what I did for a living, I told them I make pilots. They thought I was a stewardess.

— Suzanne Somers

Television is cool, and I'm glad I got to take part in that, but I'm a firm believer in cinema.

— Jacob Elordi