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title: "21 Television Writer Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Television Writer quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Television Writer sayings and thoughts."
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> [When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/when-you-work-in-television-you-re-in-the-writer-s-room-all-the-time-2/)

[Larry Wilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wilmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/larry-wilmore-3223_room_when-you-work-in-television-you-re-in-th_1155433.png)

> [In television, the writer-creator-showrunner is embraced as the creative mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/in-television-the-writer-creator-showrunner-is-embraced-as-the/)

[Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/jim-rash-9572_creative_in-television-the-writer-creator-showrun_2029638.png)

> [I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-wanted-to-be-a-film-and-television-writer-and-producer/)

[Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/)

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> [Obviously, television is a writer's medium, so you get a lot more power and authority. With a film, the discipline is having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-knight/obviously-television-is-a-writer-s-medium-so-you-get-a-lot-more-power/)

[Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-knight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/steven-knight-2205_authority_obviously-television-is-a-writer-s-mediu_3227513.jpg)

> [Writing for television is completely different from movie scriptwriting. A movie is all about the director's vision, but television is a writer's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/writing-for-television-is-completely-different-from-movie/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/shonda-rhimes-1866_about_writing-for-television-is-completely-dif_3013747.jpg)

> [I always felt that it was easier to take a funny person and teach them to write television than to take somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roseanne-barr/i-always-felt-that-it-was-easier-to-take-a-funny-person-and-teach/)

[Roseanne Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roseanne-barr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/roseanne-barr-1422_easier_i-always-felt-that-it-was-easier-to-take_1063317.png)

> [I have been working in television for quite a long time. In television, the writer is the constant, and the director is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-rosenberg/i-have-been-working-in-television-for-quite-a-long-time-in-television/)

[Melissa Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-rosenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/melissa-rosenberg-10715_am_i-have-been-working-in-television-for-qu_2898278.png)

> [I knew very early on I wanted to be a television writer. My teachers told me I was a strong writer and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/i-knew-very-early-on-i-wanted-to-be-a-television-writer-my-teachers/)

[Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/lena-waithe-4351_early_i-knew-very-early-on-i-wanted-to-be-a-te_2629584.jpg)

> [Because I was a television writer for many years, I write very conversationally. I put things straight, and with a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-mcmillan/because-i-was-a-television-writer-for-many-years-i-write-very/)

[Tracy McMillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-mcmillan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/tracy-mcmillan-13411_because_because-i-was-a-television-writer-for-ma_2987017.png)

> [I think, in some ways, there's a point as a television writer that 'executive producer' is the natural credit you get, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/i-think-in-some-ways-there-s-a-point-as-a-television-writer-that/)

[Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/abi-morgan-5039_credit_i-think-in-some-ways-there-s-a-point-as_1096283.jpg)

> [There's a way in which filmmaking is a director's medium and television is a writer's medium, so even as TV gets more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-taylor/there-s-a-way-in-which-filmmaking-is-a-director-s-medium-and/)

[Alan Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/alan-taylor-19383_cinema_there-s-a-way-in-which-filmmaking-is-a-d_2358819.jpg)

> [Television's very much a writer's medium, as it probably should be, but if you're not the writer, then as the performer, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/television-s-very-much-a-writer-s-medium-as-it-probably-should-be-but/)

[Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/jim-gaffigan-580_ifs_television-s-very-much-a-writer-s-medium_2035358.jpg)

> [I always felt that it was easier to take a funny person and teach them to write television than to take somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roseanne-barr/i-always-felt-that-it-was-easier-to-take-a-funny-person-and-teach-2/)

[Roseanne Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roseanne-barr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/roseanne-barr-1422_always_i-always-felt-that-it-was-easier-to-take_2277316.jpg)

> [I think the best thing I ever did was, years before I got the 'Late Night' show, when I first got out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conan-o-brien/i-think-the-best-thing-i-ever-did-was-years-before-i-got-the-late/)

[Conan O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conan-o-brien/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/conan-o-brien-540_angeles_i-think-the-best-thing-i-ever-did-was-ye_1796681.png)

> [There's this message to comedians in particular, that you shouldn't write it, and a television writer should write it. And that's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/there-s-this-message-to-comedians-in-particular-that-you-shouldn-t/)

[Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jim-gaffigan-580_able_there-s-this-message-to-comedians-in-par_2696712.jpg)

> [When you work in television you're in the writer's room all the time. You can't take 10 days or a week to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/when-you-work-in-television-you-re-in-the-writer-s-room-all-the-time/)

[Larry Wilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wilmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/larry-wilmore-3223_ifs_when-you-work-in-television-you-re-in-th_236700.png)

> [When I started out, I was a television writer, and we wrote a television show that was on live every week. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/when-i-started-out-i-was-a-television-writer-and-we-wrote-a/)

[Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/woody-allen-176_air_when-i-started-out-i-was-a-television-wr_3016313.jpg)

> [Television is a very writer-driven business, and it's one of the few parts of entertainment where writers are treated with respect, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitchell-hurwitz/television-is-a-very-writer-driven-business-and-it-s-one-of-the-few/)

[Mitchell Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitchell-hurwitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/mitchell-hurwitz-9427_business_television-is-a-very-writer-driven-busin_2247940.jpg)

> [As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/as-a-journalist-you-have-to-think-quickly-you-re-exposed-to-all-types/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/frank-spotnitz-26682_all-things_as-a-journalist-you-have-to-think-quickl_1555394.jpg)

> [I can write any kind of novel I want, any time, and sell it, but there's not that many people watching it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-can-write-any-kind-of-novel-i-want-any-time-and-sell-it-but-there-s/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/george-pelecanos-3616_audience_i-can-write-any-kind-of-novel-i-want-any_2008610.png)

> [When you decide you want to become a television writer, you naively assume it's going to be like the writers on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-klarik/when-you-decide-you-want-to-become-a-television-writer-you-naively/)

[Jeffrey Klarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-klarik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/jeffrey-klarik-70635_american_when-you-decide-you-want-to-become-a-tel_1982795.jpg)

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