Hard Quote by James Garner

What I realized was how difficult an hour show is and how miserable you can be if you're not happy doing it.

— Victor Garber

It's a lot of a workload doing an hour dramatic show. It's just incredible what little time off you get.

— Jimmy Smits

I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom is a wonderful gig. You work from 10 to…

— John Lithgow

Now, people can watch the entire first series over a period that would probably take you a couple of nights.

— Tim Roth

Working in TV films has a lot of advantages over the daily grind of doing an hour series.

— Joe Penny

When you start working on a series, it's almost too much work. It's like a movie a week.

— Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

It's amazing the hours you pull when you're the lead of a show.

— Jamie Luner

I'd never thought much about a series, because I liked the idea of picking a script I liked with a character I thought I…

— Elizabeth Montgomery

Why would you have a seven-hour show? The fans are going to be so tired halfway through the show.

— Gail Kim

I never really wanted to do a TV series, because I knew from guest star work that it always involved long days and tough…

— Joe Don Baker

The actual time you're acting is miniscule compared to the time you're getting ready to do the work. The big difference on series television…

— Joe Mantegna

I enjoy live television a lot, but I'm not crazy about the hours.

— Mariette Hartley