Television Quotes · Page 71

Cathode-ray tubes are the most important items in a television receiver.

— John Logie Baird

You have to be a bit mad and conceited to go on television.

— James May

It warps the minds of our children and weakens the resolve of our allies.

— Stephen Colbert

I wrote for 'King of the Hill' for three seasons.

— Wyatt Cenac

The life we see in tv is just the fake reflection of the real one…

— Sunil Devraj

I felt like Life was a great show. It was really well-written.

— Donal Logue

NBC programs great shows; it just doesn't have the eyeballs CBS does.

— Sean Hayes

Many reality shows have failed because everyone's acting.

— Nigel Barker

Television reflects our society in a more accurate way than at any time in the past.

— Janet Street-Porter

There's something inherently life-denying in television and radio and stuff that's canned.

— John de Lancie

Joining 'Hee Haw' was one of of the best moves I ever made. Until then I had no television exposure except the…

— Barbi Benton

Television is a very powerful medium and I am open to doing any type of shows on television.

— Poonam Dhillon

I never wanted to be the lead on a TV drama. It just robs you of your life, really.

— Chris Noth

We don't have a big party. We don't have election funding. We don't have television time.

— Jair Bolsonaro

I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go.

— Grace Jones

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.

— Shirley Knight

Statistics show that many people watch our show from the bedroom. and people you ask into your bedroom have to be more…

— Jack Paar

I think being a guest star on an ongoing TV show can be a nightmare, and I've done it a lot. You're…

— Janel Moloney

“want to eat room-temperature soup while watching entire seasons of The Real Housewives of New York, free of questions like “Who is…

— Samantha Irby

That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of…

— Skitch Henderson

The factors that laid low so whooping and puissant an empire as the old Hollywood are many. I can think of a…

— Ben Hecht

I remember, when we started 'Leverage,' we were all in Chicago, and I read the script for the pilot and thought, 'Boy,…

— Timothy Hutton

I'm in love with low-rated shows. That's true of 'Men of a Certain Age,' 'Thief,' 'Gideon's Crossing.' I fall in love with…

— Andre Braugher

I think it's become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I've heard many people, boast, "I would…

— Bennett Cerf

Television is basically teaching whether you want it to or not.

— Jim Henson

My feeling is that if you can cook, I can teach you how to do television.

— Bobby Flay

When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.

— Anonymous

I think I'm sort of locked into the sitcom genre.

— Jason Marsden

I was into 'Skins,' 'Shameless' - I was really into 'Shameless' for a bit.

— Ncuti Gatwa

TV always wants more people to be watching.

— Aisha Tyler

Television has done a lot for me, and I can never stay away from it.

— Ram Kapoor

I was initially a leading man, but only on television.

— Gary Cole

Funnily enough, 'Chuck' prepared me for '24.'

— Yvonne Strahovski

Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.

— David Gergen

It feels nice to get back to television after a long gap.

— Y. G. Mahendran

I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you.

— Larry Wilmore

“That’s quality programming. It’s on the Arts and Entertainment Network.”

— Robert Bevan

I do feel like the end of 'Mad Men' is a sort of a coming of age.

— Jessica Pare

I think Shonda Rhimes came to change television for women forever.

— Karla Souza

I'm really into gay stuff getting funded: having it be on TV and having a show.

— Perfume Genius