Character Quote by Ashley Zukerman

There's something inherently more appealing about the idea that you could reveal and tell stories about characters over the course of a TV season…

— Michael Chabon

TV is designed to keep characters in place for years on end. The best example is 'M*A*S*H:' You have a three-year police action in…

— Vince Gilligan

A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these people. You…

— DJ Qualls

Television is what we call the long form of storytelling, where we tell stories over thirteen, twenty-two, or twenty-four hours. Miniseries is an eight-hour…

— Grant Bowler

What's so great about television. You're able to tell a long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have…

— Aaron Paul

American shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for them to…

— Alia Shawkat

Well, it was very interesting to play a character and stretch it over such a long time - 12 episodes. I had never done…

— Nick Stahl

A TV show has to be a certain length and, you know, you have expectations from the viewers. You know, you want to see…

— Hiro Murai

What audiences love with series is that they can invest in characters for such a long period of time, and it's the same for…

— Florence Pugh

Playing a TV character for seven years is almost like when you do a play. You live, breathe, and everything else with that character…

— Richard Schiff

In a film you only get two hours to do this big arc and so you have to pick and choose your moments carefully,…

— Chris Zylka

You need to understand that for television, you need to be on your toes constantly. There are so many episodes.

— Zayed Khan