Television Quotes · Page 220

I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation.

— Lee Child

'Humans' seems to have gone down really well in the U.S. That doesn't happen for British TV drama - unless we're talking…

— Lucy Carless

Many of our constituents have one option for cable TV and one price. Our constituents desire choice.

— Melissa Bean

I don't like it to be compared to 'Survivor.' The idea of 'Survivor' is to kill each other off to win the…

— Sherwood Schwartz

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.

— Denis Leary

I think it'd be cool to be in film and television, but I never thought that would happen.

— Shanice Williams

There's this cornucopia of potential, and it can't be realized until someone works their ass off for it. Even on a Nickelodeon…

— David Krumholtz

What I always got excited about with 'Arrested Development' was the element of surprise.

— Tony Hale

I think that people are really hungry for original content. I think there's a sense of reboots and remakes, and we're lacking…

— Miles Millar

The thing that surprised me the other day was, and I was quite taken aback when I realized it, I am nearly…

— Ian McElhinney

I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and…

— Samm Levine

'Nach Baliye' has always been one of my favourite shows on television. I always used to be an avid follower of the…

— Amruta Khanvilkar

I like the 'Science Channel,' the 'Discovery Channel,' I like 'Discovery Times,' which is a fabulous hybrid of the 'New York Times'…

— James Marsters

I used to be seriously incognito - without wanting to be. The effect of the magazines, television, billboards - they've changed my…

— Edwin Moses

“This is not a game, and I am tired of people around here forgetting where they put their nuts!’ Frank draws the…

— Luis Samways

That is the godawful thing about television today. Performers don't have any place to hit and miss. You're either in or you're…

— Donald O'Connor

Television reporters aren't really called reporters. They are called researchers. And that's really all they are.

— Tom Wolfe

I stopped watching TV because of 'The Wire.' Like, 'The Wire' ruined everything for me because I don't even want to watch…

— Eminem

Television provides the opportunity for an ongoing story - the opportunity to meld the cast and the characters and a world, and…

— David Lynch

HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.

— Jeremy Piven

I'm much more used to the TV shows, which are demanding to write and perform but very fulfilling.

— Rory Bremner

Silly what's his name, the Shrek, whoever he was on the television this morning?

— Paul Keating

Movies and television don't make you violent; all they do is channel the violence more creatively.

— George Carlin

I love watching programs about Discovery Channel and just reading New Scientist, and all that kind of stuff. Im just fascinated by…

— Jay Sean

The wonderful thing about a TV show is if you get picked up for another season, there's no happily ever after.

— Guy Branum

I love series television because it's so much fun to have that much opportunity to paint the character.

— Annie Potts

The television business in general is based not so much on the hope of success, but the fear of failure and that's…

— Ken Wahl

I directed an episode of 'Party of Five' toward the very end of that show. It was a great experience.

— Matthew Fox

I think that's why I keep being drawn back to television, because I think it's one of the most creative outlets.

— Jeffrey Donovan

I just wanted to get on telly. I wasn't a massive Oasis fan, but I had to be in order to get…

— Pete Doherty

“Dial 888,” Rick said as the set warmed. “The desire to watch TV, no matter what’s on it.”

— Philip K. Dick

What I've discovered is that my kids weren't watching the 'Today' show... they watch 'Gumby' and 'Bugs Bunny!'

— Jane Pauley

Television series are like the stock market. There's room for bears and bulls but no room for pigs.

— Bob Newhart

The problem is since I have become a big television host now, people have forgotten that I am a singer too.

— Aditya Narayan

People ultimately get what they deserve on TV. What people end up watching is what the advertising end up glomming onto and…

— Adrian Pasdar

Even on television, the wavelengths that you use, they have to be distributed between countries.

— Hans Blix

I think when you do a season of television you go into it going I'd like the season premiere needs to be…

— Marc Guggenheim

I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world.

— Anonymous

People have a weird idea of what happens with a successful series. After it's over they think we just retire to green…

— Bob Crane

In TV, you may think your character's one thing for two episodes, and then the third episode it could be something different.

— David Walton