Confidence Quote by Alan King

Back in the fifties I was the hot, young comic on CBS and a regular on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' I was also starring…

— Orson Bean

I was one of the first few film people to ever do television.

— Poonam Dhillon

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

— Al Sharpton

I did a lot of ridiculous television. Between 1980 and '85 I had no confidence, so I did everything I was told to do.

— Dana Carvey

I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.

— Elvis Presley

I came up during the formative years of TV.

— Tom Braidwood

There was one television in the living room, and we all sat around on Sundays and watched Ed Sullivan.

— Jeffrey Tambor

I was involved with some great things in television that I could never have done in film.

— David Morse

It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition…

— Jim Carrey

TV sort of picked up for me before my theater career did.

— Melissa Benoist

I remember being captivated by Steve Coogan and Eddie Izzard and wanting to do what they did. That generation of comedians was my main…

— Lee Mack

When I left 'The Garry Moore Show,' I signed a 10-year contract with CBS.

— Carol Burnett