I think anybody who has been in the theater, prefers it. Television is a... factory. You turn out things on a revolving… — Gale Gordon Copy Share Image
Parents who do not persevere in rearing their children according to their own convictions are not leaving them 'free' to develop on… — William V. Shannon Copy Share Image
What makes a show good for me, personally, is a mystery that just doesn't quit. I want to know why. Why did… — Mark Pellegrino Copy Share Image
I think, in some ways, there's a point as a television writer that 'executive producer' is the natural credit you get, and… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth,… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“In the end, they will say this of the human race: they had the freedom to go anywhere, but sat in front… — Craig Stone Copy Share Image
I'm a worker. I like to work and I like to provide work for other people. I like to put people on… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
'Parks and Rec' is definitely a mainstream show - the group that watches it on TV on Thursday night is small, but… — Adam Scott Copy Share Image
Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early 90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of… — Sherilyn Fenn Copy Share Image
Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
Viewers can't expect TV to keep developing unless they make their wants known. And let's face it. The best way to make… — Bill Bixby Copy Share Image
What I propose for the "life of a poet" goes against the grain of the fossil fuel monoculture. Maybe the most revolutionary… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
Traditional broadcast media seems old-fashioned and vague to me. When I watch television news, I'm aware of what skilled journalists they are,… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Certainly a curtain has never fallen too soon for me. Every play is too long, even the short ones. Every concert, every… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take… — Mark Burnett Copy Share Image
The good part about being on one of the most successful Cable TV franchises in the early days was there was less… — Jill Zarin Copy Share Image
The lesson I take from TV is the less rehearsed it is, the more natural it's going to seem. Don't overthink it.… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
The days of holding the audience captive to watching television at times that programmers tell them they have to watch it are… — Joseph McGinty Nichol Copy Share Image
For me, when we came out with a TV show, my HBO show, so much of the feedback was, "How do I… — Casey Neistat Copy Share Image
TV is designed a certain way where you have three, four days on stage and three or four days out. You're basically… — Roger Avary Copy Share Image
Soap operas are a world where rich people always have chandeliers and hip people have striped hair and the language that they… — Bronson Pinchot Copy Share Image
“This is Lilly Heaven saying good night, and to all a very good night. Good night everybody. Here's wishing you pleasant dreams.… — Jean-Claude van Itallie Copy Share Image
My words hang in the air. I look to the screen, hoping to see them recording some wave of reconciliation going through… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Having been blacklisted from working in television during the McCarthy era, I know the harm of government using private corporations to intrude… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
“Babe, you’ve destroyed a car, burned down two buildings, stapled a guy’s nuts, and you have sixteen stitches in your leg. Take… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
You look at anything, and you're like, 'Is this as good as 'Breaking Bad?'' It took a while for me to stop… — Betsy Brandt Copy Share Image
'Breaking Bad'... the beauty of it is, some people are always going to love 'Breaking Bad' more. But I run into people… — Vince Gilligan Copy Share Image
I find it quite hard to sum up a show that's been as much fun as 'Hustle.' The upsetting thing is the… — Adrian Lester Copy Share Image
When Veronica Mars was canceled, the following season of pilots for The CW had been announced, and one was Gossip Girl. I… — Kristen Bell Copy Share Image
Children, as well as grown-ups, in their individual, glorified, drudgery-proof homes of Labrador, the tropics, the Orient, or where you will, to… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
We've been playing a lot with television. We have some shows set up and then some new shows that are about to… — Susan Downey Copy Share Image
In 1995, I had been chosen to make a short presentation about the state of the TV business at a company retreat… — Dana Walden Copy Share Image
Everybody is a sinner before God. And I think we magnify it today because we have television, and we have so many… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
When I sat down with the creators of the show [Longmire], back when we were first starting to do the pilot, Branch… — Bailey Chase Copy Share Image
My show is sort of a short-film anthology, and I'm able to tell little stories that don't necessarily carry a whole episode… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
In television, we are still catering to the middle class audience, I would not say regressive, but rooted in traditions. They still… — Alok Nath Copy Share Image
This is not about the aesthetics: there is a rule in a society: "Whoever you deal with, makes you become them", therefore… — Janusz Korwin-Mikke Copy Share Image
When people talk about televisual phenomena such as 'Big Brother,' I haven't a clue what they're talking about. Having said that, if… — Jodhi May Copy Share Image
TV can reach broad audiences, mass audiences, niche audiences; it can be local, regional, national; it can be spots, sponsorship, interactive. It… — Nick Manning Copy Share Image
For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
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