Audience Quote by Jimmy Smits

The only way a show works is you find people who you think are qualified and talented and you give them a chance to…

— Jerry Seinfeld

I've definitely been in a situation where the producers have a certain group of people that they want to stay because their personalities are…

— Antonia Lofaso

The best shows are always the ones that are very, very low-concept and just about great characters.

— Michael Schur

Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.

— Stephen Sondheim

I think, very often, we're addicted to procedurals, those good guy/bad guy shows, and the 'problem' with procedurals is they all follow the same…

— Joe Morton

A show is like it's own thing... it's a creation from so many people's talent and so much energy.

— Sarah Dunn

Being on a successful show is kind of like being a sea turtle. Every year, sea turtles lay hundreds and hundreds of eggs, but…

— Keiko Agena

I think there are shows that are long-running and successful, where some or all of the cast members hate each other, but I think…

— Jesse Metcalfe

If you trust that the people making the show love the source material and the characters, and it's a different medium and there are…

— Greg Bryk

A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on…

— Katee Sackhoff

I would like to see more of the making of just regular television shows. Like the casting process. I think it's so fascinating to…

— Shiri Appleby

I like shows that are surprising and not predictable. That have deep, rich characters that are fully formed.

— David Nevins