Television Quotes · Page 185

What's so frustrating is that there are so many things I want to bring to television, but the networks just don't seem…

— Soupy Sales

I remember when John Cameron Swayze over the television told me personally that the Russians now had the atomic bomb; then I…

— George A. Romero

I love to go back and write and direct another film one day, but that's on the backburner for now because I'm…

— Kevin D. Williamson

All that I am today, every part of my success and experience- it's all because of TV.

— Hiten Tejwani

When I turn the TV on, if it is WTA, ATP, whatever, I like to watch it obviously.

— Carlos Alcaraz

Especially while television I think is going through some growing pains or is in need of - I think current comedy is…

— Jenna Elfman

TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

When I'm not working, I am the laziest person. I can literally lie on a couch and watch television for 15 hours.

— Jennifer Lawrence

[...] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big…

— Barack Obama

Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'...what do you suppose that means?" Television: "...it means that Karl Marx…

— Bill Watterson

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass people, Television preachers with bad hair and…

— Jimmy Buffett

The romance of circumvention is one of the most destructive forces at work in our society. The American Idol freeway to greatness,…

— Daniel Gillies

When I started doing television, I had no idea that people were watching it. But then things opened up for television in…

— Fawad Khan

There is the global teenager hypothesis, that what happened in the '60s in America was that there was, the baby boom cohort…

— Howard Rheingold

I was as happy doing theater in New York for little or no money as I am now doing television for more…

— David Hyde Pierce

This is going to sound like a lie, but the 'Game of Thrones' set is so good to work on. I've been…

— Jacob Anderson

Not every show is meant to impart education and has to be entertainment driven as well.

— Rubina Dilaik

In my mind, everything is too sanitised on television - what is wrong with things going wrong?

— Bruce Forsyth

I got really into 'North of 60,' and I'll still watch reruns of 'Da Vinci's Inquest.'

— James Tupper

[Television] is a great medium for writers, because there's just no time for a studio to interfere very long. You write it,…

— Tina Fey

some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watched by real people to forget…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I do a lot of TV stuff, but I also turn a lot down - it's got to be an adventure.

— Vanilla Ice

I'm quite happy sat in front of the telly watching everything on Sky, Netflix, Amazon Prime. And the one called Roku. I've…

— Shaun Ryder

No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand.

— Fred W. Friendly

Part of walking the line as showrunner is trying to please people and still be true to what you believe creatively.

— Billy Lawrence

I love Steven Wright. I was in high school in the '80s, and there was a lot of stand up on television.

— Demetri Martin

It's cool when you have someone like Tony Khan, who has a national television company and is letting you take the ball…

— Darby Allin

Conspiracies are a perennial favorite for television producers because there is always a receptive audience.

— Michael Shermer

It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used.

— Jessica Valenti

The joy of doing the TV or something like 'Sacrifice' isn't really the process of doing it; the joy is going through…

— Derren Brown

Any job ends up with stress, and certainly there's always a deadline looming when you work in TV. It's sort of constant.

— Dan Povenmire

The thing about improv that I really love in scripted television is that it really makes a moment authentic.

— Natasha Rothwell

It's obvious that any new show comes with its share of blunders, misfires, and bad choices.

— Robert Lepage

Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society.

— Richard J. Daley

For about four years, all I did was watch television. I suppose my parents should have stopped me.

— Stephen Hough

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and go with them.

— Ted Shackelford

“Violence - the kind you see on television - is not honestly violent, there lies its harm.”

— William Strunk Jr

Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.

— Alfred Hitchcock

I grew up watching tons and tons of television. It was all I would do, especially during summer vacations.

— Martine Syms

I have never feared of being typecast as I tried to do different roles on television.

— Kiku Sharda