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title: "2 Cable news Quotes By James Bobin"
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> [Cable news is 24 hours long so you have to fill it up with something. No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way. The character is called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/cable-news-is-24-hours-long-so-you-have-to-fill-it-up-with-something/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

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> [Cable news is 24 hours long, so you have to fill it up with something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/cable-news-is-24-hours-long-so-you-have-to-fill-it-up-with-something-2/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

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## Other authors on Cable news

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## More by James Bobin

> [I love the idea of exploring the Victorian imagination and what Victorians thought the world of fantasy would look like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/i-love-the-idea-of-exploring-the-victorian-imagination-and-what/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> ['Muppets' is incredibly analog, 'Alice' is very digital.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/muppets-is-incredibly-analog-alice-is-very-digital/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [The thing about me is that my secret passion is history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/the-thing-about-me-is-that-my-secret-passion-is-history/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [The Muppet Show is very much seen as an English thing. So for us in the U.K. it is one of the treasures of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/the-muppet-show-is-very-much-seen-as-an-english-thing-so-for-us-in/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/the-muppets-are-always-really-positive-when-they-come-across/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [My kids were always my test audience. I'd take home the dailies and show them what we'd been filming that day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/my-kids-were-always-my-test-audience-i-d-take-home-the-dailies-and/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [As a director, obviously you should challenge yourself. It's important, because it's this thing that takes you away from your family for years. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/as-a-director-obviously-you-should-challenge-yourself-it-s-important/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [Inevitably in any work you do I think that there is a sense of continuity, and I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/inevitably-in-any-work-you-do-i-think-that-there-is-a-sense-of/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [Film shouldn't be a pain. It's a creative process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/film-shouldn-t-be-a-pain-it-s-a-creative-process/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [You are a product of what you watch as a kid largely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/you-are-a-product-of-what-you-watch-as-a-kid-largely/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [I am a great believer that your humor is developed at a very early age, and it doesn't ever change. You're basically the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/i-am-a-great-believer-that-your-humor-is-developed-at-a-very-early/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [It doesn't matter if you're good at anything, just try your best. Then there's the idea that individually they're flawed but together they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-re-good-at-anything-just-try-your-best-then/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [I think we live in an entertainment world where performers like to flaunt how great they are. The Conchords don't do that. Even when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/i-think-we-live-in-an-entertainment-world-where-performers-like-to/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [With humans you would say, "Don't stand over there." and that would probably work. With puppets, you can't stand over there because you would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/with-humans-you-would-say-don-t-stand-over-there-and-that-would/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

> [Cable news is 24 hours long so you have to fill it up with something. No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/cable-news-is-24-hours-long-so-you-have-to-fill-it-up-with-something/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

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