--- title: "1 Like 24 Quotes By Tony Todd" description: "1 Like 24 quotes by Tony Todd. Plus more from Tony Todd and more Like 24 sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg" --- > [I only do television if it's something really good like '24.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-really-good-like-24/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg) ## More by Tony Todd > [I had a great childhood. My priorities were straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-had-a-great-childhood-my-priorities-were-straight/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [Yes, I would like to be involved in something that would hopefully be a blockbuster, but I'm interested in seeing new filmmakers telling new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/yes-i-would-like-to-be-involved-in-something-that-would-hopefully-be/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [I grew up a poor kid to a single mom, so as an African-American actor I have a responsibility to hold the mirror up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-grew-up-a-poor-kid-to-a-single-mom-so-as-an-african-american-actor/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [It's very interesting that most of the roles I've gotten are grim, when I'm actually a very well-adjusted man and had a happy upbringing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/it-s-very-interesting-that-most-of-the-roles-i-ve-gotten-are-grim/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [People who come through television, if they don't get distracted, they learn how to shoot fast. They don't get shocked. And if they know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/people-who-come-through-television-if-they-don-t-get-distracted-they/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [I was going to Hartford High School and when the theater bug hit, it hit hard and it saved my life. It gave me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-was-going-to-hartford-high-school-and-when-the-theater-bug-hit-it/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [But my career's so much deeper than just horror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/but-my-career-s-so-much-deeper-than-just-horror/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [I love film noir, so Billy Wilder is like my favorite director of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-love-film-noir-so-billy-wilder-is-like-my-favorite-director-of-all/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [Dude, I've been a gamer ever since Intellivision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/dude-i-ve-been-a-gamer-ever-since-intellivision/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [Duane Jones is a personal hero of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/duane-jones-is-a-personal-hero-of-mine/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [But the people who give me the best reality check are my children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/but-the-people-who-give-me-the-best-reality-check-are-my-children/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [I was raised by my aunt and we bonded over the eight-o-clock movie on TV. We'd watch everything from James Cagney in 'White Heat'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-was-raised-by-my-aunt-and-we-bonded-over-the-eight-o-clock-movie-on/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [But you have to be told you're special first before you believe it yourself. I was first told I was special by my aunt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/but-you-have-to-be-told-you-re-special-first-before-you-believe-it/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [I get sent horror scripts every week and most of them are putrid. A lot of people think it's an easy medium but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-get-sent-horror-scripts-every-week-and-most-of-them-are-putrid-a/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) > [It's not like I wakeup everyday and say, 'You know what, I need to do a horror film.' Statistically it's only like forty percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/it-s-not-like-i-wakeup-everyday-and-say-you-know-what-i-need-to-do-a/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-24/tony-todd/#itemlist", "name": "1 Like 24 Quotes By Tony Todd", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I only do television if it's something really good like '24.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Todd" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-really-good-like-24/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I only do television if it's something really good like '24.'” — Tony Todd", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-24/tony-todd/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-24/tony-todd/", "name": "Like 24 Quotes by Tony Todd", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-24/tony-todd/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/tony-todd-8634_good_i-only-do-television-if-it-s-something-r_2122160.jpg" }, "description": "1 Like 24 quotes by Tony Todd. 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