---
title: "10 Cable Shows Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Cable Shows quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Cable Shows sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg"
---

> [I've been watching a lot of cable shows like 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad' and 'Downton Abbey.' I love how real the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows-like-the-wire-and-breaking/)

[Jay Chandrasekhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-chandrasekhar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg)

> [Cable shows do 13 episodes. I get that. I can wrap my head around 13 episodes. You make them all, you post…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nahnatchka-khan/cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i-can-wrap-my-head-around-13/)

[Nahnatchka Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nahnatchka-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/nahnatchka-khan-11439_air_cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i_1354319.jpg)

> [It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-and-cable-shows-compete-against/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/courtney-a-kemp-6529_against_it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-an_1185418.jpg)

> [I have been very fortunate in that I'm not doing all network shows or all cable shows, television has really become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-not-doing-all-network-shows-or/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bear-mccreary-4348_cables_i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-n_1578324.jpg)

> [I think cable TV in the United States is amazing right now. It's reinvented television, really. What's going on in the States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-taylor/i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is-amazing-right-now-it-s/)

[Robert Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/robert-taylor-32801_amazing_i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is_2433123.jpg)

> [It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting - 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' those shows are really the premiere shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the-most-interesting-mad-men/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/dylan-mcdermott-13907_breaking-bad_it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the_68175.png)

> [I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience-it-gets-a-little-tiring/)

[John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg)

> [I think that, especially with cable, it's an avenue to be creative. I think why people are drawn more now to cable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-donovan/i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s-an-avenue-to-be-creative-i/)

[Jeffrey Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-donovan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/jeffrey-donovan-20607_advertising_i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s_2901546.jpg)

> [There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody watches them really, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misha-collins/there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-shows-like-breaking-bad-where-in/)

[Misha Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misha-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/misha-collins-9798_breaking-bad_there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-sho_1740272.jpg)

> [When I did 'Ugly Betty' it was very similar to working on 'Mad Men' - great group of people in their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-batt/when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-similar-to-working-on-mad-men-great/)

[Bryan Batt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-batt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/bryan-batt-13697_appeals_when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-simila_394324.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/#itemlist",
            "name": "Cable Shows Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 10,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I've been watching a lot of cable shows like 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad' and 'Downton Abbey.' I love how real the moments are.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jay Chandrasekhar"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows-like-the-wire-and-breaking/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I've been watching a lot of cable shows like 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad' and 'Downton Abbey.' I love how…” — Jay Chandrasekhar",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Cable shows do 13 episodes. I get that. I can wrap my head around 13 episodes. You make them all, you post them all, and then you get to air them. The network cycle is way more intense. There's more episodes.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nahnatchka Khan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nahnatchka-khan/cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i-can-wrap-my-head-around-13/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/nahnatchka-khan-11439_air_cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i_1354319.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/nahnatchka-khan-11439_air_cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i_1354319.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/nahnatchka-khan-11439_air_cable-shows-do-13-episodes-i-get-that-i_1354319.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Cable shows do 13 episodes. I get that. I can wrap my head around 13 episodes. You make them all, you post…” — Nahnatchka Khan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not the same animal.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Courtney A. Kemp"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-and-cable-shows-compete-against/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/courtney-a-kemp-6529_against_it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-an_1185418.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/courtney-a-kemp-6529_against_it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-an_1185418.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/courtney-a-kemp-6529_against_it-s-ridiculous-that-we-let-broadcast-an_1185418.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's ridiculous that we let broadcast and cable shows compete against each other at the Emmys. They are not…” — Courtney A. Kemp",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have been very fortunate in that I'm not doing all network shows or all cable shows, television has really become a year-round process in the way that it's made.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Bear McCreary"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-not-doing-all-network-shows-or/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bear-mccreary-4348_cables_i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-n_1578324.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bear-mccreary-4348_cables_i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-n_1578324.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bear-mccreary-4348_cables_i-have-been-very-fortunate-in-that-i-m-n_1578324.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have been very fortunate in that I'm not doing all network shows or all cable shows, television has really…” — Bear McCreary",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think cable TV in the United States is amazing right now. It's reinvented television, really. What's going on in the States with some of these cable shows like 'Breaking Bad' and 'Mad Men' is amazing stuff.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Robert Taylor"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-taylor/i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is-amazing-right-now-it-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/robert-taylor-32801_amazing_i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is_2433123.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/robert-taylor-32801_amazing_i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is_2433123.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/robert-taylor-32801_amazing_i-think-cable-tv-in-the-united-states-is_2433123.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think cable TV in the United States is amazing right now. It's reinvented television, really. What's going…” — Robert Taylor",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting - 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' those shows are really the premiere shows on television right now.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dylan McDermott"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the-most-interesting-mad-men/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/dylan-mcdermott-13907_breaking-bad_it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the_68175.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/dylan-mcdermott-13907_breaking-bad_it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the_68175.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/dylan-mcdermott-13907_breaking-bad_it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the_68175.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting - 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' those shows are…” — Dylan McDermott",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain 'what's up with black folks.'",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Ridley"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience-it-gets-a-little-tiring/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to…” — John Ridley",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think that, especially with cable, it's an avenue to be creative. I think why people are drawn more now to cable shows than ever is that they take more risks, they're creatively pushing the envelope. I think that the networks have to answer to a bigger advertising calling, whereas the smaller cables have lower ceilings that they can bump their heads on.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jeffrey Donovan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-donovan/i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s-an-avenue-to-be-creative-i/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/jeffrey-donovan-20607_advertising_i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s_2901546.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/jeffrey-donovan-20607_advertising_i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s_2901546.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/jeffrey-donovan-20607_advertising_i-think-that-especially-with-cable-it-s_2901546.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think that, especially with cable, it's an avenue to be creative. I think why people are drawn more now to…” — Jeffrey Donovan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody watches them really, but everybody in Los Angeles in the industry watches them, and to get a small role on a show like that actually, in some respects, advances your career more than having a huge hit role on a genre show because they are somehow dismissed as a secondary market in this industry",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Misha Collins"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misha-collins/there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-shows-like-breaking-bad-where-in/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/misha-collins-9798_breaking-bad_there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-sho_1740272.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/misha-collins-9798_breaking-bad_there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-sho_1740272.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/misha-collins-9798_breaking-bad_there-are-shows-a-lot-of-small-cable-sho_1740272.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody…” — Misha Collins",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I did 'Ugly Betty' it was very similar to working on 'Mad Men' - great group of people in their own little world. But I don't really see a lot of difference. Of course, on the cable shows, you can tackle subjects and be more specific, because networks have to appeal to the masses, but that's constantly changing and evolving.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Bryan Batt"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-batt/when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-similar-to-working-on-mad-men-great/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/bryan-batt-13697_appeals_when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-simila_394324.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/bryan-batt-13697_appeals_when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-simila_394324.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/bryan-batt-13697_appeals_when-i-did-ugly-betty-it-was-very-simila_394324.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I did 'Ugly Betty' it was very similar to working on 'Mad Men' - great group of people in their own…” — Bryan Batt",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/",
            "name": "Cable Shows Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bad_i-ve-been-watching-a-lot-of-cable-shows_1645774.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 10 Cable Shows quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Cable Shows sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Cable Shows Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cable-shows/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```