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title: "12 Television Came Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Television Came quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Television Came sayings and thoughts."
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> [Television came looking for me; it was never a plan to become a presenter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-oliver/television-came-looking-for-me-it-was-never-a-plan-to-become-a/)

[Neil Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/neil-oliver-28285_plans_television-came-looking-for-me-it-was-ne_1857605.jpg)

> [When television first came on, it had all the comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-macmurray/when-television-first-came-on-it-had-all-the-comedy/)

[Fred MacMurray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-macmurray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/fred-macmurray-8256_came_when-television-first-came-on-it-had-all_928479.png)

> [I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-mcginley/i-remember-in-high-school-trying-to-get-home-from-water-polo-practice/)

[Ted McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-mcginley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65b/ted-mcginley-34856_blown-away_i-remember-in-high-school-trying-to-get_2062323.jpg)

> [When television came in, everybody thought that was the end of the movie business, which was not and is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blodget/when-television-came-in-everybody-thought-that-was-the-end-of-the/)

[Henry Blodget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blodget/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/henry-blodget-18116_business_when-television-came-in-everybody-though_3098783.png)

> [I gravitated toward being a funny guy. I liked the radio comedians. I lived in the Golden Age of radio, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-gravitated-toward-being-a-funny-guy-i-liked-the-radio-comedians-i/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/george-carlin-155_age_i-gravitated-toward-being-a-funny-guy-i_1252757.jpg)

> [When television came along, I'd already done more than 10 years of radio work and I thought everyone would want me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-welles/when-television-came-along-i-d-already-done-more-than-10-years-of/)

[Orson Welles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-welles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/orson-welles-1628_done_when-television-came-along-i-d-already-d_138188.jpg)

> [It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/it-is-to-tv-that-i-owe-my-freedom-from-bondage-of-the-latin-lover/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/ricardo-montalban-34260_bondage_it-is-to-tv-that-i-owe-my-freedom-from-b_1068061.png)

> [You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. And then television came in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zorn/you-know-when-we-were-kids-we-had-to-go-to-a-theater-to-see-a-movie/)

[John Zorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/john-zorn-11273_kids_you-know-when-we-were-kids-we-had-to-go_928850.jpg)

> [When television came roaring in after the war (World War II) they did a little school survey asking children which they preferred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cooke/when-television-came-roaring-in-after-the-war-world-war-ii-they-did-a/)

[Alistair Cooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cooke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0d/alistair-cooke-9876_asking_when-television-came-roaring-in-after-th_1936077.jpg)

> [I have to admit, I never watch television; once in a while I'll see things, but I grew up without it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-knepper/i-have-to-admit-i-never-watch-television-once-in-a-while-i-ll-see/)

[Robert Knepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-knepper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/robert-knepper-22482_admit_i-have-to-admit-i-never-watch-television_924157.jpg)

> [I was only driven to be the best and it was very disheartening sometimes that it took me so long to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfonso-gomez-rejon/i-was-only-driven-to-be-the-best-and-it-was-very-disheartening/)

[Alfonso Gomez-Rejon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfonso-gomez-rejon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/alfonso-gomez-rejon-21795_being-the-best_i-was-only-driven-to-be-the-best-and-it_2778352.jpg)

> [Broadcasting began, essentially, in the hands of very, very few players - actually two - and when television came along, there were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-diller/broadcasting-began-essentially-in-the-hands-of-very-very-few-players/)

[Barry Diller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-diller/)

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