Television Quotes · Page 132

Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so…

— CM Punk

Larry King's show got to be an increasingly lonely outpost of humane civility in a mephitic menagerie of hotheads, saber rattlers, cretins…

— Tom Shales

I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of 'Performance' called 'The Entertainer' with Michael…

— Helen McCrory

Saudi Arabia has also changed. People today are connecting with each other all across the world through small gadgets and television. It's…

— Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

I've really enjoyed my work in television, but the problem for me is the turnover of directors every week.

— Robert Carlyle

It's easier to list Hollywood and TV people who don't have a radio show now, take less time to do that than…

— Rush Limbaugh

I liked television in the old days. I liked that everybody knew every episode of 'The Brady Bunch,' everybody knew every episode…

— Dan Schneider

I'm just drawn to something that has a good story. 'Outcasts' didn't do so well, but I really admired the premise behind…

— Daniel Mays

In terms of 'American Horror Story' and 'Nashville,' what attracted me to those, and 'Friday Night Lights,' for that matter, is that…

— Connie Britton

I watched 'Kojak' religiously with my father. It was a great bonding time. He loved shows where the stakes were high. Life…

— Michael Connelly

The Lord put me on television to do these things I want to do in the community. And He knew I had…

— Marla Gibbs

I never dreamed about being on a hit television series. I've never really related my dreams to that specific of a work…

— Anthony Edwards

There are shows that are doing incredible work on broadcast, especially in comedy. You have to hit that sweet spot of being…

— Quinta Brunson

If it is a fantasy fiction, and you want to portray a story of a vampire, you have to keep the essence…

— Rithvik Dhanjani

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on…

— Anonymous

I think Supernatural is the last WB show that's still on the air. It came from The WB and transitioned to The…

— J. Robbins

I really enjoy 'Mad Men,' but I'm hugely into 'Homeland.' The characters are very well drawn and complex.

— Ruth Bradley

Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.

— Bruce Forsyth

“The television image sanctified, conferred identity. The more familiar the face, the more to be trusted. ”

— P.D. James

The prospect of the UK without a BBC funded by the licence fee is anywhere between improbable and impossible.

— Tessa Jowell

I love everybody at TNT, and they were totally behind 'Trust Me.' I totally loved that show. I feel like it should…

— Eric McCormack

Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us…

— Jean Chretien

Twitter is a kind of verbalization of people yelling at their television sets or gnashing their teeth at the newspaper.

— Anthony Weiner

Yeah... my wife says no more reality shows in case I break another bone or something.

— Chesney Hawkes

It's fun to grow with a character over the course of a TV series. Video games are usually a much more condensed…

— Laura Bailey

I always knew I wanted to be in television when I was a kid, and I knew I wanted to model.

— Lisa Leslie

I'm just happy our nations are on the same page of keeping shitty reality TV on the air. Small world!

— Kristen Schaal

Fortunately, I happened to go east at a time when live television was centered in New York.

— Roddy McDowall

In 2004, I was the new President of Bravo. I had never run a commercial cable network before…we needed a hit.

— Lauren Zalaznick

Acting on television is like being asked by the captain to entertain the passengers while the ship goes down.

— Peter Ustinov

The TV licence people just can't believe we don't have a television. I'm a bolshie git. I shout at them things like,…

— Julian Cope

It's a challenge to turn a book series into a television series; you need to keep people on their toes, but you…

— Corey Stoll

One of the things you learn very early in writing for television, especially, is that compressing the story is always a good…

— Alex Gansa

I love doing children's TV. You get such extraordinarily positive feedback from your audience too.

— Alexander Armstrong

'Fringe' is a sci-fi show. But once you go beyond the genre, you're immersed in a profound reality.

— Anna Torv

Before the start of the 2000 season, 'C.S.I.' wasn't supposed to be the hit. We all thought it would be 'The Fugitive.

— Leslie Moonves

I was sad the show [Payne] only lasted one season. It was a big undertaking. It'd be fun to revisit, but it'll…

— Julie Benz

I don't spend too much time on my phone, laptop or television. However, I do occasionally watch documentaries and shows on streaming…

— Sunil Chhetri

British independent television is exactly the same as independent cinema. Very low budget, interesting, cutting edge stuff.

— Janet McTeer

There are more important things in life than Facebook and Twitter, like watching TV, and taking naps!

— Anonymous