Quotes about television
television survivor taglines
Outwit, outlast, outplay. It's the tagline for the television show Survivor and it's damn near what presidenting is like, too. George W. Bush
television comedy series
I'd really been wanting to do a television series. I was looking for a comedy. Jeanne Tripplehorn
television pastime watching-television
Disparagement of television is second only to watching television as an American pastime. George Will
television messages fans
The fans have access to the show and the creators, even if it's not direct. I don't know any television creators that don't follow the message boards. The feedback is so immediate, to see what is working and what isn't, and what's working better than you anticipated. Jeff Pinkner
television vaudeville done
They call television a medium because nothing's well done. Goodman Ace
television care know-me
If you know me, you know that nothing embarrasses me. Anything could happen to me on live television, and I sincerely don't care. Giuliana Rancic
television storytelling form
Television can take anything. It can take the most exaggerated of storytelling forms. Ian Mckellen
television century mediums
Television is the medium of the 20th century. Hugh Downs
television tvs junk
They say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk. Gene Roddenberry
television sometimes turns
Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy. You just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder. Fergie
television potato-chips potatoes
The worst thing about television is that everybody you see on television is doing something better than what you're doing. You never see anybody on TV just sliding off the front of the sofa, with potato chip crumbs all over their shirt. Jerry Seinfeld
television demand peers
You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us. Jerome Lawrence
television want kind
Television's very much a writer's medium, as it probably should be, but if you're not the writer, then as the performer, you defer to that. It's just kind of how it's constructed. Is there some leeway? Yeah. But I also don't want to come across as a jerk. Jim Gaffigan
television enthusiasm
What's amazing about doing movies, compared to television, there's an ending you can see. There's an enthusiasm to it. Jim Gaffigan
television able tvs
I like both movies and TV, for different reasons. Films are amazing. It's so historic and exciting. Television, for me, is great because I love to act, every day. I love to learn, and I love to be able to just do what I love. It's when I'm at my best. So, I love TV for that reason because it's every day. Jennifer Love Hewitt
television conspiracy producers
Conspiracies are a perennial favorite for television producers because there is always a receptive audience. Michael Shermer
television-news journalism reason
There is no reason to confuse television news with journalism. Nora Ephron
television sincere
Television is never more false than when it's openly sincere. Mort Sahl
television triumph disaster
Television is very dangerous. Because it repeats and repeats and repeats our disasters, instead of our triumphs. Ray Bradbury
television
Avoid foods you see advertised on television. Michael Pollan
television
Don't eat any foods you've ever seen advertised on television. Michael Pollan
television lawns form
Lawns are a form of television Michael Pollan
television world recognition
Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world. Lucille Ball
television world doe
I don't know why anybody does anything in the world of television. Michael Schur
television want roaches
Television doesn't want to admit it has those dreadful roach ads on anyway. Michael O'Donoghue
television starting-out directors
I've never let producers tell me what to do. Even when I was making television, I always did what I wanted to do, and if I couldn't, I didn't do it. It was a freedom that, these days, young directors starting out don't have. Michael Haneke
television radio lasers
I began to realize something - to understand the future you have to understand physics. Physics of the last century gave us television, radio, microwaves, gave us the Internet, lasers, transistors, computers - all of that from physics. Michio Kaku
television brilliant right-now
There are so many brilliant women on television right now. Martha Plimpton
television trends watches
Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series. Mark Burnett
television hours stage
You have to treat every hour of television you're given like a $100 million movie, and with 'A.D.,' we stepped it up even a stage further. Mark Burnett
television world firsts
I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the first time I was on television was doing Daytime for Another World, which I started in December '75 and went until December '76. Ted Shackelford
television cables
I was cable when cable wasn't cool. Ted Turner
television our-society negative
Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society. Ted Turner