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title: "37 Good Television Quotes by 36 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Good Television quotes by 36 authors. Discover the best Good Television sayings and thoughts."
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> [In fact, most good television is better than most movies that are out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-smart/in-fact-most-good-television-is-better-than-most-movies-that-are-out/)

[Jean Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-smart/)

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> [My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/my-dignity-and-good-television-they-ll-never-meet/)

[Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/)

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> [Good television people have a sense of what television people relate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-finchem/good-television-people-have-a-sense-of-what-television-people-relate/)

[Tim Finchem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-finchem/)

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> [Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-sorkin/conflict-when-used-as-a-device-makes-for-good-television-and-bad/)

[Aaron Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-sorkin/)

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> [Let me complain-it's good for television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-hellmuth/let-me-complain-it-s-good-for-television/)

[Phil Hellmuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-hellmuth/)

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> [I think what good television does well is that it shows characters evolving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-o-malley/i-think-what-good-television-does-well-is-that-it-shows-characters/)

[Mike O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-o-malley/)

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> [The enemy of good television is boredom and predictability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nevins/the-enemy-of-good-television-is-boredom-and-predictability/)

[David Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nevins/)

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> [I kind of love that British style: two seasons of tight, compact, good television. The more episodes you have, the thinner the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sullivan/i-kind-of-love-that-british-style-two-seasons-of-tight-compact-good/)

[Chris Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sullivan/)

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> [There's nothing good on the television; let's burn a witch. It must have been terribly exciting to live in those times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cleese/there-s-nothing-good-on-the-television-let-s-burn-a-witch-it-must/)

[John Cleese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cleese/)

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> [And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/and-i-believe-that-good-journalism-good-television-can-make-our-world/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

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> [Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-brodkey/almost-the-first-thing-i-did-when-i-became-ill-was-to-buy-a-truly/)

[Harold Brodkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-brodkey/)

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> [I'm incredibly proud of 'Hannibal' and the cast - I feel like we're doing really good television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-fuller/i-m-incredibly-proud-of-hannibal-and-the-cast-i-feel-like-we-re-doing/)

[Bryan Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-fuller/)

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> [I have been offered films as well, but it's better to do good television shows rather than a small role in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaheer-sheikh/i-have-been-offered-films-as-well-but-it-s-better-to-do-good/)

[Shaheer Sheikh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaheer-sheikh/)

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> [Sometimes good television doesn't depend on money, it depends on imagination and good people directing, casting and doing the job with talented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-sladen/sometimes-good-television-doesn-t-depend-on-money-it-depends-on/)

[Elisabeth Sladen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-sladen/)

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> [Reality TV is set up to make people entertaining. A good person with values and principles is not good television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronda-rousey/reality-tv-is-set-up-to-make-people-entertaining-a-good-person-with/)

[Ronda Rousey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronda-rousey/)

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> [If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-roddick/if-i-m-being-honest-i-think-i-d-be-good-at-television-i-just-don-t/)

[Andy Roddick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-roddick/)

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> [Even when someone fails, there's never an underlying nastiness or cruelty. We're an affectionate show and we're not poking fun at anyone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-daly/even-when-someone-fails-there-s-never-an-underlying-nastiness-or/)

[Tess Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-daly/)

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> [A lot of people always look back at 'Twin Peaks' and say that was the start of this explosion we've had in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/a-lot-of-people-always-look-back-at-twin-peaks-and-say-that-was-the/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

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> [If someone who is poor says, 'I may not have much money, but for me, what's really important is to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/if-someone-who-is-poor-says-i-may-not-have-much-money-but-for-me-what/)

[Sendhil Mullainathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sendhil-mullainathan/)

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> [Relaxing is important; I would like to do more! Golf is a pretty good attempt, but good television, I find, is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hadlow/relaxing-is-important-i-would-like-to-do-more-golf-is-a-pretty-good/)

[Mark Hadlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hadlow/)

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> [There's so much good television now, and there's a lot of things on television that would have been a movie or maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-di-novi/there-s-so-much-good-television-now-and-there-s-a-lot-of-things-on/)

[Denise Di Novi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-di-novi/)

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> [I think sometimes actors are drawn to good television because you have more time to sell it, you have more time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dornan/i-think-sometimes-actors-are-drawn-to-good-television-because-you/)

[Jamie Dornan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dornan/)

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> [I think you can make perfectly good television just from people who are genuinely interested, talking to people who genuinely know -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcgann/i-think-you-can-make-perfectly-good-television-just-from-people-who/)

[Paul McGann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcgann/)

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> [There's a good television programme called 'Disco 2.' It's quite good but again it's average, average. It's all on a down play.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/there-s-a-good-television-programme-called-disco-2-it-s-quite-good/)

[David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/)

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> [Television in the 1960s & 70s had just as much dross and the programmes were a lot more tediously patronising than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-a-gill/television-in-the-1960s-70s-had-just-as-much-dross-and-the-programmes/)

[A. A. Gill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-a-gill/)

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> [I had never thought of doing television. But my agent wanted me to meet John Wells, who had had a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-sorkin/i-had-never-thought-of-doing-television-but-my-agent-wanted-me-to/)

[Aaron Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-sorkin/)

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> [It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camryn-manheim/it-s-important-to-me-that-i-look-good-on-television-because-let-s/)

[Camryn Manheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camryn-manheim/)

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> [I just think it's fun to remind people that good television has exited and it can exist again and just to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-elfman/i-just-think-it-s-fun-to-remind-people-that-good-television-has/)

[Jenna Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-elfman/)

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> [Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-savitch/some-news-managers-have-been-slow-to-grasp-that-good-television-news/)

[Jessica Savitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-savitch/)

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> [I love movies and I like a lot of good television. At the end of the project, I don't care if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-love-movies-and-i-like-a-lot-of-good-television-at-the-end-of-the/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I believe that good television should be challenging and frustrating and maddening and thrilling. If you just want to see people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/i-believe-that-good-television-should-be-challenging-and-frustrating/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

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> [There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-grey/there-are-problems-in-doing-television-that-have-been-plaguing-me-for/)

[Joel Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-grey/)

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> [There is a lot of good television out there, stuff that is better for you than 'Stranger Things,' that, critically, people would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harbour/there-is-a-lot-of-good-television-out-there-stuff-that-is-better-for/)

[David Harbour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harbour/)

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> [The good television of today is probably better than the best television of the old days. The bad television of today is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-humphrys/the-good-television-of-today-is-probably-better-than-the-best/)

[John Humphrys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-humphrys/)

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> ['Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/friends-is-easy-to-dismiss-but-it-s-really-good-television-the-art/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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> [I think good-looking people seldom make good television. And American television studios almost concede before they start: 'Well, it won't be good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-laurie/i-think-good-looking-people-seldom-make-good-television-and-american/)

[Hugh Laurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-laurie/)

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> [I knew I wanted to make good television, create content that's massy, and provide programming that would invite families to come together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ekta-kapoor/i-knew-i-wanted-to-make-good-television-create-content-that-s-massy/)

[Ekta Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ekta-kapoor/)

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