Doing Quote by 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

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

— Jamie Luner

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

On a soap opera, you'll do an episode and a half a day, and in prime time television, you're hustling to get an episode…

— Justin Hartley

To get on a show where you're acting day in and day out for many, many hours - 15-16 hours sometimes - it hones…

— Lela Loren

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 takes a lot out of you to do a one-hour episodic lead of a show. I don't think actors realize that when they…

— Jane Krakowski

You dream to be able to have a storyline that spans hours and hours and hours but in reality, half of the people who…

— Sophie Turner

Apparently, sitcoms are like the dream job, I've been told. The hours are great, apparently.

— Phoebe Dynevor

Since I had children I have taken huge amounts of time off. In a way it's a really good thing, in this show business…

— Naomi Watts

Hours is an understatement. I honestly don't know how the director and editor decide each week what actually makes it on the air. There's…

— Joel McHale

Nobody can understand the pressures of doing an hour-long TV show unless you've done one. Even when you're not on call, you still are…

— Michael Learned