“His vital signs were taken, an electrocardiogram... which revealed occasional ventricular premature contractions. An intern took his history... and then he was promptly... simply... forgotten to death.” — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share Image
We've established the most enormous medical entity ever conceived... and people are sicker than ever. We cure nothing! We heal nothing! — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
The best thing that can happen is for the theme to be nice and clear from the beginning. — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
It's not greed and ambition that makes wars--it's goodness. Wars are always fought for the best of reasons, for liberation or manifest destiny, always… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
It is the international system of currency which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today.… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
I don't know what's good, or bad, or true. I let God worry about truth. I just want to know the momentary fact of… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
“I would like at this moment to announce that I will be retiring from this program in two weeks' time because of poor ratings.… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
“I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
Television is not the truth! Television is a goddamned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a travelling troupe of acrobats and story-tellers,… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
Stop thinking about writing as art. Think of it as work. If you’re an artist, whatever you do is going to be art. If… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
Television is god-damned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a traveling troupe of acrobats, storytellers, dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion tamers… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
I'm afraid to look in the mirror. I'm afraid I'm going to see an old lady with white hair, just like the old ladies… — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings — Paddy Chayefsky Copy Share
