Television Quotes · Page 177

The preferred world can be seen any evening on television in the succession of programs where the good always wins

— Saul Alinsky

In some ways, you could argue, television is doing far more interesting work than the movies. It's more fulfilling.

— William Boyd

Television was the only band of its ilk that treated the guitar with delicacy, not as simple rhythm support for teenage aggression.

— Richard Lloyd

The best shows are always the ones that are very, very low-concept and just about great characters.

— Michael Schur

I think by its very nature, it's redundant, you know, being the play-by-play guy on television.

— Joe Buck

Television is the menace that everyone loves to hate but can't seem to live without.

— Paddy Chayefsky

ABC had all these schlocky, bubblegum acts, and we had to come up with suitable material for them. In which we were…

— Walter Becker

I am someone who doesn't say no to opportunities and, thus, would be happy to do something interesting on television.

— Amruta Khanvilkar

I've been an 'Office' fan from day one. I knew Steve Carell in Chicago back in the day, so I started watching…

— Jim O'Heir

The ethics of editorial judgement, however, began to go though a sea change during the late 1970s and 80s when the Carter…

— Roger Mudd

Lamentably, alien audiences may be frustrated by the switch to digital television. That's because the transmitter power for DTV is fairly evenly…

— Seth Shostak

I got 'Power' on my own through my agent and my team. I didn't know 50 until I got on the show.…

— Rotimi

I am sort of proud that I think radio has become a dominant influence in shaping public opinion. Good radio paints the…

— Rush Limbaugh

If I have my way, I want to go start making really interactive television. Stuff where you can sit and watch real…

— Zachary Levi

Another reason for switching to color is world television. In a few years, it will all be in color, and you can't…

— Michelangelo Antonioni

My all-time favorite would have to be 'Friends'. I've loved that show since I was 12 years old! Whenever I'm in a…

— Kelly Gale

The making of television has changed quite a bit. Now you have to do them n cheaper budgets.

— Bruce Boxleitner

I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the…

— Jesse L. Martin

If you're doing a recipe on national television, there's really no room for being sloppy or a nonperfectionist.

— Martha Stewart

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television…

— Samuel Goldwyn

Tuning in to your inner broadcast of calm and serenity is all the television you need after a day of chaos.

— Germaine Moody

When TV came, it was a very strong medium. It reached out to so many people and it could have made difference…

— Supriya Pathak

Sherlock' is brilliant television. It has completely reinvented British drama, and upped the stakes for home-grown shows.

— Alexander Armstrong

It's insane the way people don't trust women to host shows and if they do, they anchor them with men.

— Lou Sanders

Steve Carell leaving The Office is almost as depressing as my inability to leave mine.

— Anonymous

In the on-demand environment, you need love, not like. There's no lead in. You're not going to surf channels and hit it.…

— Roy Price

I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

All comic-book artists secretly want a successful television or movie project because of the wider audience.

— Rob Liefeld

Big time...Im always ready for TV. I dont have to edit my jokes when you work clean, you can work anywhere.

— Gabriel Iglesias

The stress of me being the first person to put Hull on the TV, I honestly thought at one point I was…

— Lucy Beaumont

I’ve worked in television for 10 years straight. If I were a man, it wouldn’t be considered strange [to have confidence] at…

— Mindy Kaling

I started work as a makeup artist at the BBC, which was a vibrant, exciting and caring place.

— Dave Myers

The more personalized television gets, the less passive the experience will become.

— Anne Sweeney

With television you are producing hours and hours of music and for film it is a shorter experience for both the audience…

— Bear McCreary

Dharma Productions' films are mounted on a grand scale; a TV show cannot match it.

— Mohit Raina

One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for the medium. It depressed me.

— Gloria Swanson

My wife and I had watched 'Fixer Upper' so much, that was my introduction. I had this image in my mind of…

— Matt Rhule

You could probably prove, by judicious use of logarithms and congruent triangles, that real life is a lot more like soap opera…

— Molly Ivins

I started in this sport when I was 21 and I helped bring it to network television and the one thing I…

— Frank Shamrock

You name it, we had it. It won't happen again. You're not going to duplicate this show.

— Robert Conrad