Veep is the best and most realistic political TV show out there. Votes: 3
Christopher Michael CillizzaIf TV were only an invention to broadcast soccer, it would be justified. Votes: 3
Roberto FontanarrosaTV is all about speed. TV is fast and furious. It's gunslinger territory. Votes: 3
Amy Sherman-PalladinoThere's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV. Votes: 3
Shel SilversteinI always doodled as a kid while I was talking on the phone or watching TV. Votes: 3
Bruce Eric KaplanTV is bigger than any story it reports. It's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press. Votes: 2
Fred W. FriendlyPeople are recognizing that I am an entrepreneur and do more than be on a reality TV show. Votes: 2
Kim KardashianDas TV-Geschäft ist beinhart - Sekt- und Jauchekübel stehen ganz nah beieinander.
Lippert, WolfgangI went to the Rudolf Steiner School in New York, and you're not allowed to watch TV.
Jennifer AnistonNobody's talking about movies the way they're talking about their favorite TV shows.
Steven SoderberghLike you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison.
George W. BushAs I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible.
Glenn ReynoldsMost people, you do a TV series, it ends three, four, five years later; it's a relic,
Jerry SeinfeldThe thing about working on a TV show is that it becomes, very quickly, all consuming.
Jonathan NolanTV holds a close second to cars for destroying our society. It's a failed experiment.
Natalie MerchantIt used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman
Sarah Michelle GellarI feel like every first episode of a TV show is bad, you know, and it always improves.
Anthony JeselnikThe writers' strike a couple years ago was a bonanza for reality TV shows new and old.
Carole Nelson DouglasI am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.
Don CorneliusThe calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.
Emilia ClarkeTV is, as I'm discovering now, a marathon. You have to keep going and going and going.
Jonathan NolanIt's weird how with a TV show, you don't have just the one ending - you have the many.
Vince GilliganWithout chiropractic care, I couldn't have existed with my work as a TV and film actor.
Clint WalkerOnly in movies or books or TV do we have a chance to actually like aspects of a killer.
Franka PotenteI never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
Gabrielle ReeceThey say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk.
Gene RoddenberryI am currently talking to one of the studios about making American Star as a TV series.
Jackie CollinsTV cameras seem to add ten pounds to me. So I make it a policy never to eat TV cameras.
Kitty CarlisleThe soul-sucking activity of TV-watching feels better when it is done with other souls.
Mary SchmichA lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV.
Noah BaumbachKids today know way more than you think they do, with the Internet and 500 TV channels.
Rodney CarringtonI knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy.
Alicia SilverstoneIn TV today, you can say I pricked my finger, but you can't say it the other way around.
George Carlin[Coaching] is a difficult job which everyone who owns a TV thinks they can do better at.
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThey say that Heaven is like TV... a perfect little world, that doesn't really need you.
Laurie AndersonIf there's a major foreign policy event, the President gets on TV, the Congress doesn't.
Nate SilverNext up [new TV stars] was [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis on 'The Colgate Comedy Hour.'
Norman LearI'm a writer and a photographer - I'm totally aware that doesn't always translate to TV.
Ree DrummondThere's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.
Vera FarmigaYou have seen on TV how hard it is to go up 129,000 feet and how hard it is to come down.
Felix BaumgartnerI think TV remotes should have a button that allows you to kill the person on the screen.
George CarlinI don't work in movies and TV because I adore acting, it's because I adore movies and TV.
Jay BaruchelI'm really tall - almost six feet - and my features tend to be extreme, especially on TV.
Missi PyleI actually don't have a TV and I've been traveling so I've missing out on a lot of stuff.
Nina AgdalI saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.
Alain ResnaisI'd like to go the Cher route and act and sing and write and have a TV show and do it all.
Bonnie McKeeIt is far easier to be entertained by a reality TV than to participate in our own reality.
Bruce H. LiptonLaunching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.
George MeyerI wanted this to be a movie on TV so I could press the off button and make it all go away.
Michelle Rowen'America's Got Talent' has really opened a lot of doors for me. I want to do a lot more TV.
Brandy NorwoodI'm not going to blow up just for the sake of it, because it's on TV. That's not the issue.
Chelsea HandlerI always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?'
Dane CookIf more women would watch women's sports on TV it would urge [TV] executives to put more on.
Beth MowinsPaddy Chayefksy was writing and it was a time where everybody was happy to be there [on TV].
Gena RowlandsSeeing movie people trying to get into TV now who don't understand that is very interesting.
Matthew WeinerThat's the most important thing for me in TV, telling the story to as many people as we can.
Nick FaldoI don't really watch a lot of TV, to be honest. I'm more of a movie girl, or I Netflix stuff.
Adelaide KaneI like the consistency of a TV show, but I like it for three months out of my year, not nine.
Allison MackI'm the best you can get. Have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozin' out from your TV set!
Frank ZappaIt's like if people don't see you on TV every day, they think you're in cryogenics somewhere.
Jane PauleyA lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.
Kieran BewIn fact, the first time I ever got naked on TV was the biggest confidence booster of my life.
Lizzy CaplanJust because someone acts a certain way on TV, that doesn't mean he's like that in real life.
Randy SavageAll I do is watch TV and films, and when I'm not doing that, I'm making them. I need a hobby!
Rebecca MaderYou know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me.
Rebecca MaderBush told me, he doesn't watch TV ... though it's untrue that he doesn't read the newspapers.
Robert DraperPeople think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true.
Tammy Faye BakkerIt feels good to turn on the TV and have options, a variety. That's why television is so good.
Aeriel MirandaTV's sameness has destroyed many things, such as the American urge toward independent thought.
Bennett CerfOne of the advantages of series TV is that you can change your mind and plan things as you go.
Bruno HellerTV is shifting into the background of just being another appliance; it's just a bigger screen.
Hari SreenivasanYou know, Alundra Blayze, with her looks could star in TV westerns...if she had two more legs.
Jerry LawlerI've worked on 30-something different TV shows, and most of the people can't stand each other.
Theo RossiI rarely watch TV, and in the past two years, I've done three TV shows. It's quite interesting.
Oliver Jackson-CohenYou need a long hard day's work to reveal the logic of the craving for very bad tv and alcohol.
Alain de BottonI'm not sure if a grinning Irish guy who is speechless for 45 seconds is going to make good TV.
Brian F. O'ByrneYou can't be someone you're not on TV. You can in movies, but not on TV because you can't hide.
Bruno HellerI never skimp on TV. I watch an embarrassing amount of TV shows. I don't even know how I do it.
Dakota FanningAs we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening.
Felicity KendalThere is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.
Francis ArinzeI used to buy lottery tickets every week until I realised you could watch it on TV for nothing.
Jimmy CarrFor a long time, TV was just the land of handsome, beautiful people, and now it's the opposite.
Judd ApatowIf there's something that you hear on TV about me, just call me and I'll tell you if it's true.
Kato KaelinThe first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.
Mark GatissWhen I got divorced and moved into an apartment, I started keeping the TV on, just for company.
Mark HarmonI've always been a fan of just extreme things. Whether it be in movies, books, TV or real life.
Rob ZombieAnybody that you put on TV five hours a week is at some point is going to say something stupid.
Rosie O'DonnellYou just can't pull out the gun and blow the TV away anymore 'cause the baby might be sleeping.
Tre CoolIn France, ballet is on TV ... It's on the eight-o'clock news. It's a cool thing to be a dancer.
Benjamin MillepiedIn 1986, when they made the TV movie, Return to Mayberry, Barney and Thelma Lou did get married!
Betty LynnI'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.
Clay AikenI was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.
Clay AikenTV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
Gail PorterListen, I'm a big fan of everything on NBC. When I think of comedy on TV, I really think of NBC.
Isaiah MustafaTake responsibility about what you have on your TV, and about what you are out there supporting.
Jada Pinkett SmithI don't pretend to be able to do TV diagnosis, but I think the guy [Donald Trump] has a problem.
Jill SteinThere's a great freedom you get when you're making TV that you don't get when you're doing film.
Kieran BewA lot of people in fashion don't want to be linked with anything that has to do with reality TV.
Lauren ConradI keep re-watching Friends. It's so dumb. There's so much good TV and I'm really into all of it.
LissieIt takes a minute to get use to the TV thing, and I have so much more respect for TV actors now.
Lucas TillI'm boring. I stay home, watch TV, and eat a lot of fast food. That's really exciting, isn't it?
Robert PattinsonI would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!
Steve CarellThe difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.
Alan BallYou wanna know how you know you're informed as a protestor? They don't show your interview on TV.
Bill BurrIt turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV.
Doug LimanTV has made us get down to the nub and new films will begin to live up to what the medium can be.
Elia KazanI keep my TV writing and my book writing almost wholly separate. The audiences feel so different.
Josh LiebI can't say that I have ever been fanatical about a show. To be honest, I'm not a big TV watcher.
Rockne S. O'BannonI watch a lot of TV. I love nothing more than having a good TV show on DVD, to just plow through.
Seth RogenJeder, der noch weiß, wie er heißt und seinen Namen ins Rotlicht sagen kann, kriegt eine TV-Show.
Schmidt, HaraldWe don't shoot in L.A. much anymore. You know, TV and movies, most everything's shot other places.
Billy Bob ThorntonI have not watched the TV show. I do not generally watch TV sci-fi drama shows. They make me itch.
Charles StrossYou make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn't even have a television in the house
Christine BaranskiNormally, I do magic on the stage. But I can make magic credible and resonate through a TV screen.
David CopperfieldThe interesting thing about TV drama that's kind of nice is, I'm just an actor. I'm doing my role.
Dolph LundgrenWhat if it was cats who invented technology, would they have TV shows starring rubber sqeaky toys?
Douglas CouplandI enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.
Famke JanssenThe problem is that people love music and they love television, but people don't love music on TV.
John FugelsangYou'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV.
Kathy ReichsIve been on one TV series after another. None of the network decisions have ever made sense to me.
Megyn PriceReality TV has managed to commodify everything we used to think of as the elements of normal life.
Merrill MarkoeMy arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
Paul McCartneyThere is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything.
Randy JacksonGypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.
Tom Petty'Civilians' is a term I love. It's what Elizabeth Hurley used to describe people who weren't on TV.
Alan CarrI want to do film and TV. I want to make good stories. I want to write; I want to be more involved.
Alia ShawkatWhether it's books or TV, or whatever the case may be, the backbone of what I do is my restaurants.
Emeril LagasseI like French fries," I say. I like French fries? I sound like a slow child in a made-for-TV movie.
Gayle FormanThere's nothing more creative I'll ever do in my career than trying to make an hour of TV everyday.
James CordenThere's something nice about making a night of the theater rather than sitting in front of your TV.
Joel EdgertonEvery TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.
Simon BakerI like TV, I feel comfortable there and I'm willing to take every opportunity that's offered to me.
Sofia VergaraI believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.
Chad LoweIf you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.
Dominic WestI'm always ready for TV. I don't have to edit my jokes - when you work clean, you can work anywhere.
Gabriel IglesiasI can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
Kara DioGuardiOne of my complaints with American TV characters is that they all have a particular schtick, a hook.
Kevin McKiddTelevision is kind of restrictive in its directing, but it would be nice to get some chops doing TV.
Thomas JaneI don't think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we're talking about movies or TV.
Zooey DeschanelThe forced influence of advertising has given us completely useless TV. You don't want that on the Net. But most on-line information providers need to attract advertising - which slows download times and clutters the screen with windows. Votes: 1 Robert Cailliau
I think that reality TV is so bad. It is a tool by the media to not make people think. Votes: 1 Naveen Andrews
The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV. Votes: 4 Kim Kardashian
I kind of want to learn how to direct TV. It's interesting. Votes: 2 Melonie Diaz
TV has been very good to me, and I hope I've been good to it, but I also love film. Votes: 2 David Anders
My first venture into TV was a half-hour sitcom on Fox called 'Roc.' Votes: 1 Rocky Carroll
Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast. Votes: 2 J. B. Smoove
Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow. Votes: 2 Mike White
Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s. Votes: 1 Dan Aykroyd
I don't like the negative of reality tv - the 'you're no good, so you have to leave, I choose you, but I thought you really loved me.' It's all about how bad people are and I just hate that. I like Pimp my Ride where someone is helping somebody. Votes: 1 Bob Saget
There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on. Votes: 2 George Clooney
The forced influence of advertising has given us completely useless TV. You don't want that on the Net. But most on-line information providers need to attract advertising - which slows download times and clutters the screen with windows. Votes: 1 Robert Cailliau
Radio killed variety and TV killed radio, and the internet will kill television and it will go on and on. Votes: 2 Victoria Wood
Christmas can have a real melancholy aspect, 'cause it packages itself as this idea of perfect family cohesion and love, and you're always going to come up short when you measure your personal life against the idealized personal lives that are constantly thrust in our faces, primarily by TV commercials. Votes: 4 Dan Savage
A lot of consumers actively enjoy advertising, especially fashion print ads and clever TV commercials. The nostalgic cable channel TVLand features not only vintage shows but also vintage commercials. Votes: 2 Virginia Postrel
Let's be real: It's just TV; it's just entertainment. Votes: 2 Chi McBride
Despite the impression you may have from watching too much TV, movies are not about reproducing reality. They're about telling stories. Votes: 2 Seth Shostak
I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories. Votes: 6 Dave Barry
I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series. Votes: 2 Park Chan-wook
If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. Votes: 2 Joey Adams
Knowing the right questions is better than knowing all the right answers" Caleb from Pretty Little Liars (TV Show) Votes: 3 Sara Shepard
In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows. Votes: 6 Woody Allen
What does good in bed mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed. Votes: 5 Brooke Shields