Television Quotes · Page 137

They want me on the television shows now because I did so well on Celebrity Assholes.

— Steve Martin

I feel like when you're dancing, especially how we're doing it on live television, you need to give that energy to the…

— Skai Jackson

I didn't have an imaginary friend, and even if I did I'm sure it would have been derivative of something I saw…

— Dan Santat

I really used to like TVMaxwell, which is a classic, amazing, super-underrated comedy channel. And Cyndago was great.

— Finn Wolfhard

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

— George Meyer

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to…

— Candace Bushnell

I watch Pretty Little Liars with my best friend Telly. We go to each other's houses when it airs and we watch…

— Naya Rivera

People magazine had been around for a short period of time, but nobody had thought about putting entertainment news on a nightly…

— Mary Hart

I have always believed that television is a very strong medium to convey stories, stronger than even movies. On television, you have…

— Kay Kay Menon

Unfortunately our children today seem to spend less and less time with their overworked parents, and so they draw more information about…

— Michael Medved

The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is that it's mostly a comedy, but 10…

— Rainn Wilson

When I was coming up with the Hal Hartley films, I was cast as a no one. I had no name visibility.…

— Martin Donovan

When was the last time you bought an American-made radio or television? If you're Gen X or younger, the answer is 'never.'…

— Seth Shostak

There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time,…

— Joel Grey

I always looked at 'All In' with the perspective that it's about the present and future of the industry and not really…

— Cody Rhodes

I'm a grown-up and I'm a creative person so I should try to give something to that and see what I can…

— Parker Posey

I call the '70s the "golden age of television"; in the early '70s there were sensationally good shows.

— Whit Stillman

After I was on reality TV, after that whole phase of my life was over, I really didn't want to do anything…

— Whitney Port

I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself.

— Alessia Cara

Though both films and television sell emotions, let's not deny that it's way more challenging for small-screen actors to earn their respect.

— Jennifer Winget

You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and that's what 'Dexter' was.

— David Zayas

I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two…

— Jack Lowden

The most important decision you can make as a showrunner when you're doing a pilot is who's in it and who's directing…

— Greg Berlanti

Everyone I know thinks television is the most important part of my life. I did it for the money! I was able…

— Jack Germond

I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a…

— Andre Braugher

I pretended I was living with a television family and there was no yelling at home and no one hit me.

— Arthur Bremer

We had brilliant writers on our shows, and I do think that 'The Two Ronnies' has stood the test of time. It…

— Ronnie Corbett

Television turned out to be exactly as bad as the most irritating and pedantic intellectuals of the '50s said it was going…

— Fran Lebowitz

If I'm working on the Internet, you know, it's different than working on television.

— Cenk Uygur

I loved 'Dexter.' I loved the writing of 'Dexter.' I thought that was a brilliant show, and Michael C. Hall was just…

— Margo Martindale

I think I would rather want to create something new, but I really did enjoy doing that show. It was a really…

— Laura Bell Bundy

The show [ Too Much Tuna] changed a lot, actually, which is risky when you get positive critical feedback.

— Alex Timbers

I did 'The Commish' and an episode of 'Neon Rider,' and then I got the series called 'Street Justice,' which I ended…

— Eric McCormack

I was more aware initially of shows like Tales of the Unexpected. And the BBC used to put on a lot of…

— Charlie Brooker

I don't often watch something I've done on TV. Usually, I'll change the channel and watch something else.

— Jonathan Levine

For years, broadcasters didn't get a nickel out of retransmission consent. But broadcast content is what the cable industry was selling to…

— Gordon Smith

“Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captured after the first six months. People will soon get tired…

— Darryl F. Zanuck

I grew up watching 'The Jeffersons' and 'Good Times' as much as I watched The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'All in…

— Eddie Griffin

I'm somewhat diffident about cuffing television on its rabbit ears for not being something else.

— Edwin Diamond

TV is a responsibility, not only in entertaining people, but using this medium of television in positive ways to teach people and…

— James Van Praagh