Television Quotes · Page 209

It feels as though, with all of these cable series or Internet shows or limited series events that are only 10 or…

— Annie Wersching

I don't usually like to talk about this type of stuff, but I have a huge TV. I bought it just for…

— Roy Hibbert

Trying to be a sort of intellectual in the public arena is very irritating to people. They think, 'Why is this bugger…

— Alain de Botton

I've seen shows on Showtime, and they're very provocative, if you will, but nothing to the point that's over-the-top or gratuitous.

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

Creating more characters that represent historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people in television and film is certainly important.

— Asia Kate Dillon

Rather than lose the public because television is here, wouldn't it be smart to adopt television as our instrument?

— Adolph Zukor

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.

— Oprah Winfrey

I would never want my name on something that I did not write most of. Part of television is you get rewritten.

— Matthew Weiner

There are so many shows I've had such grand intentions of devouring but not found the time, or not given them a…

— Vick Hope

The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called…

— Ray Bradbury

My favorite sitcom of all time is 'Cheers.' That's a perfect example of how, like, people made fun of Cliff, but you…

— Michael Schur

In films, I do programming I can never do in television. I have fun. Both mediums are content-led, but they are so…

— Ekta Kapoor

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their…

— Diane Guerrero

Any time you have two talents on the screen, the whole point is to create compelling television. You want to create something…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

I really have no preference between TV and film. I think that each individual project is its own thing and has a…

— Zach Gilford

I'm a worrier and a perfectionist, and live television is like the antithesis of that, so it's been an interesting sort of…

— Malika Andrews

'Portlandia' - love it. I can consume three episodes of it without even realizing I'm watching TV.

— Adam Pally

I think finales are always so hit or miss because they're so personal. When you do a finale, it's always up to…

— Philip Winchester

It's funny because I grew up with the T.V. on 24 hours a day. And the more money I made, the more…

— Gaby Hoffmann

Television should be kept in its proper place-beside us, before us, but never between us and the larger life.

— Robert Fraser

Name anything - high-definition TV, computer obsolescence - and I'm pretty much annoyed by it.

— Martin Freeman

Reality TV has its perks and has given me a ton of exposure, not only in WWE, but also in mainstream media.

— Mandy Rose

In the U.S., Wikia has content sponsorships with top brands, including Blizzard Activision, Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, ABC Television and others.

— Gil Penchina

I watch a lot of TV. I love nothing more than having a good TV show on DVD, to just plow through.

— Seth Rogen

I don't want to carry a network show. I don't want to give up 10 months, working 17 hours a day, up…

— Neve Campbell

Family things are always tough, and they're always tough to address, let alone on a TV show.

— Jordan Rodgers

When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.

— Hamish Linklater

In TV, you're always confused because you legitimately don't know what you're doing the next week.

— Lamorne Morris

The idea to put episodes out weekly in theory makes as much sense as putting them all out at once.

— J. J. Abrams

The likeability and popularity of 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson stem from his quick wit and honest assessment of situations that arise in…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Reality TV's pretty tricky for me. I don't really watch anything like that, because I think it's brain-sucking.

— Chelsea Handler

I'm always down to do a sitcom. I did 'That '80s Show' back in the day and that was a really great…

— Chyler Leigh

It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy.

— Conan O'Brien

If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television…

— Warren Ellis

Pilots are useful. You just learn things during a pilot - the piece of casting that just wasn't right or things about…

— Kevin Reilly

I work for ABC television; I have my own syndicated TV series. I've been on the cover of 'Time Magazine' and on…

— Reggie Jackson

Television is a different challenge; it is not a stage. But each opportunity that I have to learn I learn, and I…

— Ruben Santiago-Hudson

The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.

— Ted Turner

I never really wanted to be on television, and I never needed that kind of attention.

— Whitney Port

TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary.

— Norman Lear