Audience Quote by Ty Burrell

You get more time to see the growth of a character in a series, there's no scope for that in films.

— Jaideep Ahlawat

I think the longer a sitcom is on the air, by necessity, the dumber the characters have to get: otherwise, they would be learning…

— Scott Adsit

I think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a character, as…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five seasons and…

— John Slattery

TV is designed to keep characters in place for years on end. The best example is 'M*A*S*H:' You have a three-year police action in…

— Vince Gilligan

TV is longer form, and that's sometimes a positive, and sometimes a more challenging thing. As an actor, you want to be able to…

— Cameron Monaghan

I just want to do shows because you get to see, over all the seasons, the person grow, and you get to grow with…

— Justin Chatwin

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

I don't think that the status of a show, big or small, should affect a person's performance.

— Sophie Turner

You hope to see an arc of growth in your ability to become a character on television.

— Marc Maron

On television one gets to do things in detail and at an easier pace. You can experiment a lot with the character, give it…

— Vishwajeet Pradhan

When you first get out of doing a show for a long time where you played a teenager, casting directors and producers all still…

— Danielle Fishel