Television Quotes · Page 214

I couldn't imagine something asking as much of me as 'House Of Cards.' It's a great warm-up for coming back to the…

— Kevin Spacey

I grew up watching television as a kid. It was always something I wanted to pursue.

— Nahnatchka Khan

Within a five-month period, I got 'Weeds,' 'Supernatural,' and 'Grey's.' I think a lot of it had to do with luck.

— Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Even six months after booking in 'The Chosen,' nothing was guaranteed. We didn't have seven seasons guaranteed. But I didn't worry.

— Jonathan Roumie

There's a great appetite for smart television. Every day I get up and there are interesting stories I want to do.

— Charlie Rose

I really like the 'Silicon Valley' show. It's good to do a little rib-poking and not take yourself too seriously, so I…

— Reid Hoffman

There came a point when I wanted to do television, and I didn't think the Afro was going to play, so I…

— Jami Floyd

We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are…

— Ricky Whittle

There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody watches them really, but…

— Misha Collins

“In the opinion of the A. C. Nielsen Company, the ideal radio research service must: 1. Measure the entertainment value of the…

— Judith C. Waller

Certainly, network television in general relies a little bit too much on keeping people focused and emotional and scared and pushing the…

— Kevin Bacon

What makes 'The Wire' a beautiful story is how true to life it is. In other shows, you have a good guy…

— Tristan Wilds

Sometimes it's hard to know why networks will stick with something. Sometimes the ratings won't happen, but there's excitement at the network,…

— Beau Bridges

“America…is being lost through television. Because in advertising, mendacity and manipulation are raised to the level of internal values for the advertisers.…

— Norman Mailer

While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there…

— Andy Kaufman

The average American watches more than four hours of television per day. What would happen if we spent more time developing our…

— John Bytheway

You know you're out of shape when you have a heart attack when you're watching television.

— Robert Schimmel

I do still like television very much, but the theatre does really have something special about it.

— Sarah Sutton

If you want to touch the hearts of people you can't do that with newspapers or with radio, you have to do…

— Gerhard Zeiler

Sometimes I wish I could be on an episode of C.O.P.S so I can be known for SOMETHING.

— Raea

The curse of television [is] the programming department-all trained to look for the same kind of show.

— Herbert Brodkin

Years of watching 'Casualty,' 'House' and 'ER' have made me into an enthusiastic, amateur doctor.

— Liz Carr

I'm too short to host a late-night talk show. It's like the bar at an amusement-park ride. You have to be six…

— Jon Stewart

You can't ever get sick on a soap: we work really long hours, the show is on TV five nights a week,…

— Samara Weaving

My wife and I ran through 'Justified' in, like, a day. And that is such a funny, amazing show.

— Adam Pally

How can you put on a meaningful drama when, every fifteen minutes, proceedings are interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits with toilet paper?

— Rod Serling

I think we all know what actually happened. It was a good old boy network, and there was no such thing as…

— Wally Funk

While directing Modern Family which airs tonight...Password needed for cast & crew to order speciality coffee, 'Steve Levitan wears spanks.'

— Bryan Cranston

Television is where I'm most at home. I'm not one of those TV presenters who secretly yearns to be a Hollywood actress.…

— Caroline Flack

I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't…

— Robert Carlyle

I'm one of the lucky actors in television. I don't make a lot of big waves, but there's constant activity, and that's…

— Patrick Duffy

I look at OTT, the way I looked at television when privatisation happened. I see it as another route to reach the…

— Mohnish Bahl

I mean, television has really changed a lot, and changed the way movie people think about working in the storytelling business.

— Anna Boden

Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be.

— Maxine Peake

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.

— Joan Armatrading

My life is one that I've aimed for - I've always wanted to be an actor who worked in film and television…

— Ian Harding

Honestly, I hate watching myself on TV - I have always hated watching myself and listening to myself.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Just watching TV as a kid, for a long time I thought, as a young kid, obviously when I was, like, 4…

— Larenz Tate

You have to fight to get your show not only on the air but then to keep it what it is and…

— Sallie Patrick

“when I think of really living, living to the full — all my ideas are just the opening credits of sitcoms.”

— M.T. Anderson