American Quote by Lee Siegel

The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors…

— Jason Alexander

I think once you do the unexpected, and you take the viewers to a position of discomfort about being able to rely on characters…

— Jed Mercurio

The only thing I miss from the sitcom format is that immediate gratification of when you're, if we're talking about comedy, of the live…

— Ray Romano

All dramatic realism is somewhat sadistic; an audience is persuaded to watch something that makes it uncomfortable and from which no relief is offered…

— Mary McCarthy

A disturbing possibility exists that the television experience has not merely blurred the distinctions between the real and the unreal for steady viewers, but…

— Marie Winn

I always choose new dramas with a hope that all of my fans and viewers would be able to feel comforted while watching.

— Gong Hyo-jin

It makes me a bit sad that, if anything, that people seem to want to go back to an old model of normality, and…

— Jennifer Saunders

I'm probably an actor that tends to, instead of putting things on, think about it more in terms of taking away what's not in…

— Molly Parker

Anytime a movie or television show retreats into certain American pasts, I'm both annoyed and relieved.

— Wesley Morris

I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many…

— Mindy Kaling

There is a great degree of comfort with your family when you're on a TV show.

— Gillian Jacobs

Im more interested in making television no one has ever seen before, and keeping the show surprising. One of the complaints I have about…

— Charlie Day