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title: "11 Television Say Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I grew up watching Oprah on television. So, to say I didn't learn a lot from her just wouldn't be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-martinez/i-grew-up-watching-oprah-on-television-so-to-say-i-didn-t-learn-a-lot/)

[Angie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-martinez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/angie-martinez-13193_learn_i-grew-up-watching-oprah-on-television-s_2658802.png)

> [I don't enjoy reality television at all. I have to say that I get it, though. I watch some of it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-schaal/i-don-t-enjoy-reality-television-at-all-i-have-to-say-that-i-get-it/)

[Kristen Schaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-schaal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/kristen-schaal-9687_enjoy_i-don-t-enjoy-reality-television-at-all_243367.png)

> [It's easy to go on television and say horrible things about somebody. And it's cowardly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-murphy/it-s-easy-to-go-on-television-and-say-horrible-things-about-somebody/)

[Charlie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/charlie-murphy-6428_cowardly_it-s-easy-to-go-on-television-and-say-ho_725416.jpg)

> [I never say I work in television, I say I get to work in television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-never-say-i-work-in-television-i-say-i-get-to-work-in-television/)

[Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/andy-cohen-7220_get_i-never-say-i-work-in-television-i-say-i_2380273.jpg)

> [I don't want to be known as a 'player.' I don't want to give plastic smiles on television and say 'No comments.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varun-dhawan/i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-a-player-i-don-t-want-to-give-plastic/)

[Varun Dhawan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varun-dhawan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/varun-dhawan-5300_give_i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-a-player-i-d_162972.jpg)

> [Television, I would say, isn't an advertising medium. It's a selling medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-paley/television-i-would-say-isn-t-an-advertising-medium-it-s-a-selling/)

[William S. Paley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-s-paley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/william-s-paley-50454_advertising_television-i-would-say-isn-t-an-advertis_615296.png)

> [There's times where you can watch television and say, 'Look at that cheesy thing they're doing for ratings,' and you're right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-o-donnell/there-s-times-where-you-can-watch-television-and-say-look-at-that/)

[Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/lawrence-o-donnell-1701_look_there-s-times-where-you-can-watch-televi_403530.jpg)

> [No one on the planet Earth is going to be able to look at me on television and say that I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/no-one-on-the-planet-earth-is-going-to-be-able-to-look-at-me-on/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/stephen-a-smith-7133_earth_no-one-on-the-planet-earth-is-going-to-b_266176.jpg)

> [If I really want to be heard, I have that command, but a lot of heavy women don't. When I see someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-torres/if-i-really-want-to-be-heard-i-have-that-command-but-a-lot-of-heavy/)

[Liz Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/liz-torres-59381_command_if-i-really-want-to-be-heard-i-have-that_2189075.jpg)

> [Television, they say, will permit a person to be entertained at home, without the effort of going to a picture house, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivor-novello/television-they-say-will-permit-a-person-to-be-entertained-at-home/)

[Ivor Novello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivor-novello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/ivor-novello-24210_effort_television-they-say-will-permit-a-person_3072444.jpg)

> [I'm a big believer in the old-school way of releasing television. It's not to say that other platforms aren't making great shows,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-mazin/i-m-a-big-believer-in-the-old-school-way-of-releasing-television-it-s/)

[Craig Mazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-mazin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/craig-mazin-14927_big_i-m-a-big-believer-in-the-old-school-way_2764439.jpg)

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