Television Quotes by Robert Altman

Retirement? You're talking about death, right?

— Robert Altman

I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.

— Robert Altman

Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every…

— Robert Altman

I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before.

— Robert Altman

People have asked me throughout the years which directors have influenced me. I don't know their names, because I was mostly influenced when I'd…

— Robert Altman

I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting.

— Robert Altman

Happy endings are absolutely ludicrous, they're not true at all. We see the guy carry the girl across the threshold and everybody lives happily…

— Robert Altman

If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger…

— Robert Altman

The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the…

— Robert Altman

Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. Youre wise if you dont stick your finger in…

— Robert Altman

I've never had a big hit movie. "MASH" was probably the biggest. I don't make those kind of films, and I never have. I…

— Robert Altman

What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

— Robert Altman

I am not an expert. That is someone else's job. If I were expert, the approach would be all wrong. It would be from…

— Robert Altman

I was scared that no one would hire me. At that time, there was still a stigma attached to it. A big stigma. Actually,…

— Robert Altman

Why should I keep doing things that I've done before?

— Robert Altman