Television Quotes · Page 173

ITV have been fantastic and I still have a good relationship with them, but I probably won't be back on 'Loose Women.'

— Jane McDonald

When most people turn on their TVs, they don't expect a frank discussion of philosophical ideas in their practical context. Or any…

— David O. Russell

The resilience of narrative storytelling and people's love affair with television is impressive.

— Kevin Reilly

A lot of people watch 'Community,' but DVR viewings only count if you watch within a certain time.

— Gillian Jacobs

I kind of love that British style: two seasons of tight, compact, good television. The more episodes you have, the thinner the…

— Chris Sullivan

CSI is a great show...I was in it! But they are two different animals. There's room for both of us. You know,…

— Kate Walsh

We should just go back to, like, episode 30 and re-break from there and just make it a spaceship. That would be…

— Carlton Cuse

Isn't it sad that we only get upset about nasty things happening to people and places if television decides we should?

— M.C. Beaton

I've really only had one (dream) since I got into this business at 13 years old, which was to be in this…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

If you don't like me, you don't like me. You can call me anytime; I'll have an opinion on just about anything.…

— Edward Allen Bernero

I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born…

— Christopher Walken

You fight for certain roles, and you realise they're being filled by television and film actors, because theatre is constantly fighting for…

— Richard Armitage

I never intended to be a historian of religion. My aim was to become a professor of English Literature in a university,…

— Karen Armstrong

If Mad Men had taken place in the '90s it would have been just as believable. But the fact is that was…

— Christina Hendricks

“You think that's enough? Do you know how many episode of Jersey Shore you can watch before you want to gouge your…

— Larissa Ione

“Do you realize that every day something like five hundred hours of radio and TV pour out over the various channels? If…

— Arthur C. Clarke

I think that 'The Good Place,' for instance, is a sitcom about ethical philosophy. Sounds crazy, but it worked.

— Cord Jefferson

One thing Vince McMahon does, and he does a lot of things great, but he knows how to create great television, very…

— Jeff Jarrett

'Bram and Alice' is the best show I've done so far, and it only aired three times.

— Traylor Howard

I see so many reality shows out there that are heavily watched, but they're simple and can be kind of lazy.

— Ryan Serhant

When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television.

— Billy Campbell

Is it really that important? It's just television, for God's sake. It's not medicine or something.

— Craig Ferguson

I regret not having enough training, I trained for a year at The Royal Court, but I very quickly went off to…

— Charlotte Rampling

I made 'True Detective' like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.

— Jeremy Paxman

I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.

— Michael Moriarty

I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.

— Dick Wolf

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little…

— Andy Rooney

It's not that I don't like TV. It's alien to me. I haven't watched a television show in decades.

— Ethan Coen

My mother says my first television experience was hiding behind the sofa watching John Pertwee's 'Doctor Who.' I loved that show.

— David Hewlett

When I was a newspaper reporter, and later a television writer, I really felt my co-workers became a second family.

— Jill Davis

I don't like shows that are predictable. I like it when you're shocked and you have no idea who's about to die.

— Aaron Douglas

I've been blessed to have acting opportunities in movies, television, as well as Broadway, and definitely want to continue to do so.

— Nick Jonas

I'm interested in visual vocabulary, like Warhol was interested in that vocabulary of advertisements and television and pop culture.

— Damian Loeb

To spend 36 hours or 48 hours of my life binge-watching something seems insane to me.

— Brady Corbet

I guess you could blame it on being raised by comics and television, but I've always loved robots in any shape or…

— Cliff Chiang

With 'Dawson's Creek,' I wasn't a fan of '90210,' and that wasn't particularly my genre of show. 'Fringe,' on the other hand,…

— Joshua Jackson

ABC Family is ready to get a new image for themselves, and I think 'Greek' really kind of started that change.

— Scott Michael Foster

Being [in] a show that you get to say good-bye instead of being asked to leave is a real honor.

— John Krasinski

I don't want to live in a world where Law & Order can be cancelled but Two and a Half Men can't.

— Anonymous