Because Quote by Dylan McDermott

Cable series have more time to focus on characters, and a structure that allows for a development in character as you go along. Network…

— James Frain

You know, people aren't watching a network: they're watching cable channels.

— James Purefoy

People are sophisticated viewers, as evidenced by the risks that are taken in cable television, and I think network has to do the same…

— Todd Lieberman

Television is really fertile ground, and it's because of platforms like Netflix and Hulu and, of course, the cable channels like HBO and Showtime.

— Jane Lynch

Look, we can definitively agree that cable is far superior to network. That isn't to say that there can't be a great network drama…

— Damon Lindelof

I think that the problem with network television is that they cling to the whole business model like they are clinging to the side…

— Bill Lawrence

Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.

— Kevin Spacey

The territory has changed, and a lot of really good actors want to do cable series, but they don't necessarily want to do network…

— Richard LaGravenese

I think network television is really hard because it has to sail right away. HBO's so much more nurturing, patient. They think it takes…

— Amanda Peet

Why would you let [the TV audiences] build a habit of going to the cable networks? So I think they've obviously smartened up now,…

— James Patterson

The shows you can do in cable are just more buzzworthy and are about subject matter that's more unusual or dark. And broadcast shows…

— Robert Greenblatt

When people look at the ratings and they're bad, I think people can get an idea of "Why would they even make the show?"…

— Scott Aukerman