Television is our culture's principal mode of knowing about itself. Therefore -- and this is the critical point -- how television stages… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
It's people politics, people dynamics that make a show really good, whether it's 'Desperate Housewives' or 'Lost' or 'The Sopranos.' It's the… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
The cable industry has risen to new heights in their apparent willingness and ability to gouge the American consumer. Cable rates [have]… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I'm tired of hearing about 'Damages,' I don't care how life-changing 'The Wire' is, and I don't want to hear another word… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
I know how I felt when I saw things like 'Fame' on television when I was growing up and how that was… — Brian d'Arcy James Copy Share Image
It's nice to be able to sit down and have a discussion about something for more than four minutes, and not look… — Brad Hall Copy Share Image
I grew up with television. I love television and to be working in it is awesome. I think where I do well… — Steve Howey Copy Share Image
With a television show, it's about fighting to get it on the screen every week. It's like going into battle, and you… — Alfred Gough Copy Share Image
In the second season, usually television shows are running with the characters; they really get them. And then, the third season, they… — Keiko Agena Copy Share Image
I had admired the way the producers of the 'Harry Potter' franchise had found David Yates, who ended up doing their four… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
The thing with film and theater is that you always know the story so you can play certain cues in each scene… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education… From television, the child will have learned… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The only thing I demand of HBO is when 'Game of Thrones' is done, they need to do 'The Silmarillion' by J.… — John Dolmayan Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of the show 'Deadwood' on HBO, which was created by David Milch. And as soon as I… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an… — Danny Pino Copy Share Image
When you get to the fourth, fifth and sixth years of a show, it's really good to have held back, so that… — Bruno Heller Copy Share Image
There are so many reality shows, but there's none that really shows the island life and what influencers are in the islands.… — Bretman Rock Copy Share Image
This is the age of fear and so many of us feel afraid to speak out about what has happened to our… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
The production companies and some of the networks reached out as well. I don't really know what triggered it, but I think… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that I grew up during the course of the show. I started when I was 24… — Gillian Anderson Copy Share Image
Those of us involved in TV have a habit of using the word 'landmark' a bit too readily. I have been involved… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
“Television, my dear Daniel, is the Antichrist, and I can assure you that after only three or four generations, people will no… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
Well, it was very interesting to play a character and stretch it over such a long time - 12 episodes. I had… — Nick Stahl Copy Share Image
The worst thing about television is that everybody you see on television is doing something better than what you're doing. You never… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I didn't watch much television growing up, and before I did 'Boston Legal,' I had no understanding of what it was like… — James Spader Copy Share Image
I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it's sort of a spoof horror sort of… — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
'The Martin Show,' the 'Jamie Foxx show,' 'Living Single,' 'The Wayans Brothers,' 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper...' Some of these shows were good,… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
'Survivor' is a game that's designed to be played with strangers, people with varied backgrounds from all parts of the country. The… — Jenna Morasca Copy Share Image
This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
If you look at the statistics, I genuinely understand why when we go to a production company or a broadcaster, and they… — Joivan Wade Copy Share Image
The end of my addiction to fame happened at the exact moment 'Roseanne' dropped out of the top ten, in the seventh… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
In film you have the script months ahead of time often, for a good film, but in television it seems like you… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
I'm incredibly proud to bring back 'Tom Green Live' for a third season on AXS TV. AXS TV's commitment to unique, out-of-the-box… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
TV is designed to keep characters in place for years on end. The best example is 'M*A*S*H:' You have a three-year police… — Vince Gilligan Copy Share Image
Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a style - and I think one of… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
'Days' has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it's still going on strong and represents the genre of… — Alison Sweeney Copy Share Image
Ratings have changed, viewer habits have changed and the options for the audience have grown enormously, but I don't think how you… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I don't have an agenda. I don't have things I want to get to or something. I have like a broad, slim… — Dick Latvala Copy Share Image