Balance Quote by Richard Quest

Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.

— Jeremy Paxman

The curse of television [is] the programming department-all trained to look for the same kind of show.

— Herbert Brodkin

I'd love a rule to be introduced that you can only ring up and complain about a programme if you can prove you've watched…

— Alexander Armstrong

If producers want to lure the few TV holdouts left, all they have to do is give them a good script and a guarantee…

— Van Heflin

TV's not really a job, is it?

— Guy Martin

Taking action against a show because of one individual's behavior could put hundreds of jobs in jeopardy.

— Nancy Dubuc

I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising and those shows don't get the big ratings.

— Will McDonough

Television is a formidable thinking tool. You are like an analyst to whom society's subconscious would be offered wide open…

— Serge Daney

There's a lot of writing in television that can sound like it's taken out of a package, and the way to get around that…

— Ben Bass

To harness the power of television for the education of our nation's children, everyone must get involved - television programmers, government leaders, teachers, and…

— Edwin Newman

Working on television is like being shot out of a cannon. They cram you all up with rehearsals, then someone lights a fuse and…

— Tallulah Bankhead

Anybody in television lives under grinding deadlines.

— Matt Stone