Television Quotes · Page 221

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.

— Ted Shackelford

With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it.

— Rosie Perez

I've actually done events at radio stations where I feel like I've had to give a little talk in behalf of television…

— Ira Glass

If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being…

— Enrico Colantoni

We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'

— Malik Yoba

Film is a very tight little box. If you don't fit in that box, you're gone. Television, there's more room to move…

— George Lucas

Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.

— Dan Harmon

National Geographic has awesome stuff. I like Court TV. Sometimes I'll watch Reality Mix because they have some interesting stuff on that.

— Erik Estrada

I often say television is not a job for grown men. You go to a set, they pick out your clothes for…

— Danny Bonaduce

I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as…

— Ian Mckellen

There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise…

— Eric Lange

The goal of Participant is to tell stories that serve as catalysts for social change. With our television channel, we can bring…

— Jeffrey Skoll

Latin, as we all know, ultimately broke down into Spanish, Italian, French, and so on. One wonders whether there will be an…

— William Golding

Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means…

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

When I got out of school, it used to be that it was theater actors that ended up doing film and television,…

— Zachary Quinto

When the Soviet Union collapsed, the television businesses found it was easier to hire 16- or 18-year-olds and teach them everything from…

— Margarita Simonyan

I've just watched the whole series of 'Flight of the Conchords'. I absolutely love it - the humour, the actors, everything about…

— Konnie Huq

I like 'EastEnders,' yes. If I didn't respect the show, I wouldn't have gone into it.

— David Essex

TV's hard work. I don't know how the hell Angela Lansbury survived doing 'Murder, She Wrote' all those years.

— Christopher Meloni

I would wish eventually to be able to make television that informs and educates as well as entertains.

— Drummond Money-Coutts

Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody.

— Vincent D'Onofrio

I love the intimacy of TV. I love the fact that you don't necessarily have the pressure of an audience or anyone…

— Abi Morgan

Television exposes the world to the accident. The world is exposed to accidents through television.

— Paul Virilio

Television enjoys a de facto monopoly on what goes into the heads of a significant part of the population and what they…

— Pierre Bourdieu

If we're bringing up kids that are so stupid that they kill themselves because of a song, what good are the kids…

— Marilyn Manson

As for 'Supernatural,' I had seen many episodes and enjoyed the show before my audition.

— Julie McNiven

I have a special ability to spot TV shows that don't go past two seasons; that's my gift.

— Lizzy Caplan

There's nothing more creative I'll ever do in my career than trying to make an hour of TV everyday.

— James Corden

'Almost Live' allowed me to take chances and try things you can't do on national television. It allowed me to screw up.

— Joel McHale

Our Times, a Brief History: As televisions became flatter, People became rounder.

— Demetri Martin

You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so…

— J. B. Smoove

Everyone's heard the same joke a million times and knows the setups. They are tired of the mass-marketed entertainment served on the…

— Tim Heidecker

The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.

— Will McDonough

I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone's watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on it.

— Bo Burnham

I watch a variety of shows. I love 'Veep,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Girls,' 'Mad Men,' 'Game of Thrones' and fun shows like…

— Lindsey Morgan

TV is shifting into the background of just being another appliance; it’s just a bigger screen.

— Hari Sreenivasan

I think television will do the same thing to radio that talkies did to silent movies.

— Van Heflin

It's lovely to get one successful show - the chances of finding a second one are not so hot.

— Graham Norton

I want to focus on my training and leave no room for distraction. So, reality-tv shows are a no-no.

— Geeta Phogat

The only reality show I'd probably take part in would be 'The Amazing Race.' Reality shows are fun to watch. Very tiring…

— Dino Morea