Quotes about TV Shows

In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows. Votes: 6

I've feel like I've been doing TV shows most of my life. Votes: 4

I liken actors and movies and TV shows to football teams. We all have our favorite ones. Votes: 4

I have terrible taste in things: music, movies, TV shows. I love all the guilty pleasures: Bravo, Real Housewives. Votes: 4

All [tv] shows are like cigarettes. You watch two, you have a higher chance of watching three. They're all addictive. Votes: 4

I do everything for my fans. I do my clothing line, my fragrance, my TV show, my music everything is based on them Votes: 4

I let my music do the talking. Ain't no TV show gonna help me. Ain't no hit single gon help me sell no records. Votes: 4

One of the things I've learned by working on the 'Walking Dead' and other TV shows is to be more tolerant of other people's process. Votes: 4

The hardest thing to walk away from, over a long-form TV show, is the comradery of the company, both with the crew and the group of actors. Votes: 4

Acting is fun; it's easier than writing, and if you get on a [TV] show, it draws people to your stand-up. That's ultimately what I'd like to do. Votes: 4

A hit show takes Hollywood magic indeed, but it also takes a lot of math and science, plus the study of polls and trends to make and sell a TV show. Votes: 4

TV show's really quick. You're in, you're out. A film usually takes a lot longer. However, a voiceover is very much like TV in the sense that it's really quick. For example, I did the movie Planes in one day. Votes: 4

You hope for that with anything, but with a TV show, the writer and the actor being the right mix are more important than the actual writing of the pilot because you hope its something that can have a long life. Votes: 4

People have this delusion that everything has to be for everybody at all times. Every album must be liked by everybody, and every TV show must be liked by everybody, and every movie must be liked by everybody. Everything then becomes bland. Votes: 4

I like pushing the envelope. I like pushing myself and the audience, whether it's a TV show or live. I like to throw people over the edge of the cliff and scare the wits out of them, but then pull them back and make them safe. Votes: 4

Oliver North says he is very upset that John Walker could come back to this country and cash in on his celebrity status. He hates to see someone who did something wrong get rewarded by writing a book or getting a TV show out of it. Votes: 4

Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music and how that could work onstage or in a film and how you could support that even further by putting lyrics to it. Votes: 4

I think a lot of people who watch TV don't realize when they're watch TV shows and it says 'produced by' and producer, producer... there are all these producers. What the hell does a producer do? It's funny how much you have to worry about as a producer. Votes: 4

We're just very belligerent, and I'm not trying to put Americans down, by and large I think we're nice people, but we operate with the information we're given and we are limited by the ignorance that is kind of injected into the media and into the TV shows. Votes: 4

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy. Votes: 4

In novels you're able to occupy character's internal thoughts and it's really hard to do in a film or a TV show. When you're reading a character's thoughts or when it's in first person, you're reading kind of their own story, so you have the opportunity to see what makes that character complex or complicated. And to me that's what the whole point of fiction is. Votes: 4

Sometimes if somebody you feel you need... the whole universe tells you that you have to have her, you start watching her favorite TV shows all night, you start buying her the things she needs, you start drinking her drinks, you start smoking her bad cigarettes, you start picking up her nuances in her voice, you sleep in safe sometimes the most dangerous thing... this is called Mojo Pin. Votes: 4

The people who don't know personal finance have TV shows about it. Votes: 2

Before deciding to retire, stay home for a week and watch the daytime TV shows. Votes: 2

We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all. Votes: 2

Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot. Votes: 2

When you're a guest star on TV shows - particularly in the 1960s - you're always the villain. Votes: 2

I barely ever watch TV, but when I do, I usually only watch MTV shows, like 'The Real World Sydney.' Votes: 2

Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s. Votes: 2

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity. Votes: 2

I majored in criminal justice. I like 'CSI,' all that, '24.' I watch those shows on A&E, if I watch TV. I don't really watch TV shows. Votes: 2

I hate these reality TV shows where people walk off Big Brother and think they're A-list celebrities when they've done nothing in their lives, it really does my head in. Votes: 2

Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster. Votes: 2

I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I learned that you have to be the captain of your ship. Actually, I own my ship. Votes: 2

I rely on my iPad for on-the-go entertainment. I stock it with TV shows, like 'Parks and Recreation' and the British version of 'The Office.' I'm reading a Charles Manson biography on it too, since I'm weirdly into true crime. Votes: 2

The first step toward maintaining autonomy in any programmed environment is to be aware that there's programming going on. It's as simple as understanding the commercials are there to help sell things. And that TV shows are there to sell commercials, and so on. Votes: 2

There's sort of a very symbiotic thing that happens on good TV shows with great writers, which is that they start to sort of embrace who the actors are and try to make the roles more specific to what they bring and what they can do. Votes: 2

In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children. Votes: 2

I hate remakes of TV shows - I didn't like the new Charlie's Angels at all - and I just don't see the point of going back and doing the same thing over again. Baywatch was fun and successful, probably because we didn't know what the heck we were doing. Votes: 2

This whole thing about reality television to me is really indicative of America saying we're not satisfied just watching television, we want to star in our own TV shows. We want you to discover us and put us in your own TV show, and we want television to be about us, finally. Votes: 2

I prioritize in life. I like to work, I do TV shows, I do a lot of Iron Man training. I enjoy kicking back on a good night and drinking wine until I go to bed, and having fun with my friends. You just have to make time for it and keep it balanced. Votes: 2

I've always liked TV shows that have slightly unlikable leads, where you root for them in spite of a lot of things. I know it's not common with shows with young people; they have to be so likable. But, I mean, teenagers just generally aren't very likable. I know I wasn't as a teenager. Votes: 2

I always wish the hotels were like they are in movies and TV shows, where if you're in Paris, right outside your window is the Eiffel Tower. In Egypt, the pyramids are right there. In the movies, every hotel has a monument right outside your window. My hotel rooms overlook the garbage dumpster in the back alley. Votes: 2

I was on some TV shows with Lady Gaga the other week, and you could see the difference in reaction between her fans and my fans outside. She comes out, and she looks like a star, and the reaction is just tears, crying, people going, 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' My fans are like: 'Alright, Ed.' Votes: 2

Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams... Motivation? The memory of the rush I get from a really good writing session - even on a bad day, I know I'll find that again if I keep going. Votes: 2

Yeah, my dad was in the foreign service. We lived in India, Indonesia and Africa, and we traveled a lot from those places. I was 10 when we moved back, and I felt like the odd guy out. It wasn't until later that I appreciated it. But coming back I didn't know any TV shows or music, which was even worse. Votes: 2

I was going to move to New York after college and had no interest in pilot season. I'd seen what happened on TV shows because of my dad, and I didn't want to open myself up to that. But 'Pretty Little Liars' had a very early audition, and my agents encouraged me to go even though I didn't think it would be my thing. Votes: 2

I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly. Votes: 0

I acted in millions of TV shows. Votes: 0

I think TV shows have usurped films! Votes: 0

My day job is making TV shows. Votes: 0

Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention. Votes: 0

I watch cartoons the way most adults watch reality-TV shows. Votes: 0

I never have kids in movies or in TV shows. Votes: 0

I'm not sitting around thinking of ideas for TV shows. Votes: 0

All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline. Votes: 0

The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop. Votes: 0

Bit parts in Mediocre TV shows won't develop your acting chops. Votes: 0

Sometimes you see auteur TV shows and movies, and those are great. Votes: 0

Our brand at Netflix is really focused on movies and TV shows. Votes: 0

I download TV shows more and more, especially from the U.S. Votes: 0

Nobody's talking about movies the way they're talking about their favorite TV shows. Votes: 0

On most TV shows, you work on a set and do some location. Votes: 0

And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows. Votes: 0

There's so many more better TV shows than films coming out, in my opinion. Votes: 0

It breaks my heart to find myself within the cesspool of reality TV shows. Votes: 0

I came to Hollywood and nobody knew me. I was on a coupla TV shows. Votes: 0

My experience in TV is that it takes time for shows to find their way. Votes: 0

My guilty pleasure is elastic-waisted pants. And reruns of shows I've already seen 400 times on TV. Votes: 0

My guilty pleasure is elastic-waisted pants. And reruns of shows Ive already seen 400 times on TV. Votes: 0

I've worked on 30-something different TV shows, and most of the people can't stand each other. Votes: 0

There are not the same factual shows anymore - children's TV has become much more trivial. Votes: 0

I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go. Votes: 0

So many people are are using the Internet now to watch movies and TV shows online. Votes: 0

I don't have much time for TV shows, but if I did, I'd watch 'Seinfeld' reruns. Votes: 0

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on. Votes: 0

I loved Laurel and Hardy and TV shows like 'Robin Hood' and 'Rama of the Jungle'. Votes: 0

A lot of people get emotional in movies that are cartoons, but not in TV shows. Votes: 0

Watch movies online - Complete Movie Collection Database, Stream Free Videos, Full TV shows Series and Episodes Votes: 0

My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep. Votes: 0

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows. Votes: 0

The writers' strike a couple years ago was a bonanza for reality TV shows new and old. Votes: 0

What if it was cats who invented technology, would they have TV shows starring rubber sqeaky toys? Votes: 0

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows. Votes: 0

I want to do more comedy... I've done a couple TV shows that had some comedy going on. Votes: 0

I rarely watch TV, and in the past two years, I've done three TV shows. It's quite interesting. Votes: 0

I'm much more used to the TV shows, which are demanding to write and perform but very fulfilling. Votes: 0

All reality TV shows are a triumph of voyeurism. They choose contestants who are ill-suited and slightly freakish. Votes: 0

I'm not going to watch two TV shows with vaginas in them unless somebody tells me why they're different! Votes: 0

I love 'Top Chef.' I think it rewrote the book on how food shows are presented on TV. Votes: 0

You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows. Votes: 0

It's TV shows like BUFFY and ANGEL that usually have an incredible cliffhanger every commercial break that amaze me. Votes: 0

I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap. Votes: 0

I have terrible taste in things: music, movies, TV shows. I love all the guilty pleasures: Bravo, 'Real Housewives.' Votes: 0

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture. Votes: 0

I've been involved in lots of comic book stuff; I've done numerous films based on comic books and TV shows. Votes: 0

Writing pilots is such a specific thing. It's not even really writing TV shows. A pilot is its own beast. Votes: 0

I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows. Votes: 0

I have not watched the TV show. I do not generally watch TV sci-fi drama shows. They make me itch. Votes: 0

We need to stop objectifying our women in what we call our second religion... Our films. And our TV shows. Votes: 0

Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows. Votes: 0

I believe that 99 percent of successful TV shows change an immense amount from the pilot to the tenth or twelfth episode. Votes: 0

TV networks are dying. The death throes of religion give us jihads. The death throes of television give us reality shows. Votes: 0

In a lot of TV shows out there, the women are the weak ones, and the men are the strong ones. Votes: 0

I had played many gay characters before, but they were finite - guest characters in TV shows or characters in plays. Votes: 0

Why are we casting all these stand-up comedians to do 'Breaking Bad,' one of the most dramatic TV shows ever? Votes: 0

I never skimp on TV. I watch an embarrassing amount of TV shows. I don't even know how I do it. Votes: 0

I've written for the last 15 years on TV shows, but now I'm doing the new Charlie Sheen program, 'Anger Management.' Votes: 0

Having gotten TV shows on the air, that's so much less work that trying to get the 'Veronica Mars' movie made. Votes: 0

I'm not against TV; I don't go on the morning talk shows because I'm not invited. If I was, I might go. Votes: 0

I can't say I was like a die-hard zombie fan, but I've definitely seen a few different zombie movies and TV shows. Votes: 0

Dan Harmon has this idea that characters on TV are allowed to talk about their favorite movies and TV shows and songs. Votes: 0

The Netflix brand for TV shows is really all about binge viewing. The ability to get hooked and watch episode after episode. Votes: 0

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but thats not reality, its just another aesthetic form of fiction. Votes: 0

I was always enamored with TV shows and movies. But you didn't grow up in my town and turn into an actor. Votes: 0

I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows. Votes: 0

I am completely and utterly hooked to all the great shows on A&E and Court TV that are about small town murder. Votes: 0

Most people get their politics, obviously, from TV shows about senators or movies about them or... all the day-to-day press and the talk shows. Votes: 0

In the long term, you have to believe that movies and TV shows will be like the opera and the novel, pretty nichey businesses. Votes: 0

I can never say a line someone else has given me, which is why script meetings on TV shows always go terribly for me. Votes: 0

I love when people in culture show up on fictional TV shows. I don't mind at all being a name from the '90s. Votes: 0

I'm so grateful to be living doing what I love. Whether it's acting in Films or TV shows or writing and directing my own projects. Votes: 0

Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm kind of offered. Votes: 0

Sometimes when I watch a TV season, your favorite shows die quickly. And then sometimes it's not your favorite, and they live on for 12 years. Votes: 0

Like one of those fake-smart, middlebrow TV shows, the speciousness of The Social Network is disguised by topicality. It's really a movie excusing Hollywood ruthlessness. Votes: 0

I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women. Votes: 0

I am obsessed with trash TV. I watch all reality shows. I watch all the 'Housewives.' I am a huge fan of 'New Jersey.' Votes: 0

It's often the case with successful TV shows that they kind of inadvertently live on past their prime. It's best to leave the audience wanting more. Votes: 0

People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long. Votes: 0

I enjoy reality TV shows. Watching them, and appearing in them. There's a spontaniety involved in the unscripted shows that I like to be involved with. Votes: 0

There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist. Votes: 0

You might not believe it, but there are times when I feel the TV and radio shows demand more of me than those Sunday afternoon games. Votes: 0

I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize. Votes: 0

I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that. Votes: 0

I am a little suspicious of industry paradigms. I feel like so many movies and TV shows feel so familiar because of over-reliance on these paradigms. Votes: 0

There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work. Votes: 0

There are many films and TV shows I make where people find themselves in fantastical situations; as often as possible, their reactions to it are very normal. Votes: 0

I did a lot of terrible TV shows and was really terrible in them, and I've done terrible films I was terrible in, but nobody really noticed. Votes: 0

Working on 'Comedy Bang Bang,' we're there from 10-7, and that's a pretty light day compared to most other TV shows. Other shows, it's like 10-10. Votes: 0

Not watching TV gets me in a lot of trouble in my household because my wife and daughter have a lot of shows they like to watch. Votes: 0

So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn't have an income. Votes: 0

I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years. Votes: 0

I had a TV show called 'The Apprentice' and it's one of the most successful reality shows in the history of television. And now I'm doing something else. Votes: 0

History shows that pay-TV subscribers flee in droves to alternative providers when there is even a rare service disruption - demonstrating a quantifiable value for 'must-have' broadcast programming. Votes: 0

I'm just ah, actually developing a tv show for HBO, and I'm directing a film this summer, and actually I'm doing some live shows out in western Canada. Votes: 0

Cartoons are the best stuff on TV. 'Wonder Showzen,' 'Aqua Teen,' 'SpongeBob,' and, of course, 'South Park' - one of the funniest shows ever made. Votes: 0

I love hanging out with friends and family, going to the beach or just being a couch potato and binge watching TV shows or watching a good movie. Votes: 0

British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is now happening in the U.K. Votes: 0

If we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that's fantastic. Votes: 0

The fact that a thirteen-year-old project still resonates and can still have a large exhibit with lots of newspaper, magazine and TV press shows the timelessness of the project. Votes: 0

I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show. Votes: 0

Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams Votes: 0

I'm a human just like any of the people that you adore, whether they're in TV shows or movies or they're writers or YouTubers. Their lives are not perfect. Votes: 0

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize. Votes: 0

We watch so many TV shows and movies about jaded or corrupt policemen, we forget people join the police force to do good, and they really care about that. Votes: 0

I think it's so important for all of us to be able to see ourselves represented in the books we read and the movies and TV shows we watch. Votes: 0

One incredible tool to accomplish bringing a product to the public is to put a face on TV shows, movies, and the actors in them by using good PR. Votes: 0

I've been watching RFD-TV for a few years. As a person who lives mostly in the country, I appreciate a network that shows the many facets of rural life. Votes: 0

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: 0

In other films and TV shows, we might say, "Well, they're just evil." In our show [Daredeval], we're trying to say, "There's bad actions, but not necessarily bad people." Votes: 0

I remember when I first came to America and I saw posters for TV shows and I was like, "What?! Why does a television show deserve space on a billboard?" Votes: 0

We're seeing TV series that are as good as movies were in the '70s and '80s - shows like 'The Wire,' 'The Sopranos' and 'Breaking Bad.' Votes: 0

When our video of 'Smooth Criminal' came out, suddenly we started getting all kinds of offers. We were getting calls from TV shows like 'Ellen DeGeneres' and from record labels. Votes: 0

A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch Votes: 0

When I did TV shows and my other movies, I never try to do it for anybody. I just do what I think is good no matter what the genre is. Votes: 0

I want to be like Tom Freston. Tom just flies around everywhere, gets to make movies, gets to start TV shows, hang out with cool people and do whatever he wants. Votes: 0

If you're going to do a guest spot on television, they need bodies on those procedural TV shows. You've got to keep working, and that's where a lot of the work is. Votes: 0

When I open many books, or most leading women's magazines, or see almost all TV shows, I don't find myself at all. I am completely anonymous. My value system is not there. Votes: 0

When I open many books, or most leading women's magazines, or see almost all TV shows, I don't find myself at all. I am completely anonymous. My value system is not there. Votes: 0

I always looked at magazines. Ever since I was little I was obsessed with Elle magazine and the models. I would watch the model TV shows, like the specials on Milla Jovovich. Votes: 0

You're used to a TV show, and TV is just made for TV shows. It's not made for live events.So anyways, I was resistant to it, but I did it anyway. Votes: 0

You're a smaller fish in the U.S. There's just so many more TV shows, and actors, and actresses. Where as in the U.K. you're in a much smaller market there. Votes: 0

Most TV shows are writing the next episode while you're directing the one you're doing, and they're trying to figure out what they're going to do, and they're putting it all together. Votes: 0

Comedians who are 22 years old can certainly be funny and clever, and be capable of telling jokes - but are they talking about their favorite TV shows, or a particular brand of shampoo? Votes: 0

Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain. Votes: 0

I sort of knew very early on that I wanted to be a writer. Even in high school, I was a big movie buff, very much into TV shows, and would critique them. Votes: 0

What they say about TV shows is true. You're really a family. You laugh, you fight, you get close, you know? Movies are shorter. They're over quicker. You don't form the same bonds. Votes: 0

Like the rabid fans of sports, the same goes for fans and their actors, TV shows and movies. You love what you love, and it bonds you with others who love the same thing. Votes: 0

I suppose the doctor-patient relationship has that idea of transference. I think it's a special thing that doctors have. We all find doctors sexy. That's why there are so many TV shows about doctors. Votes: 0

I left Mexico for artistic survival. If I had stayed, I would have been forced by the government, who control the movie business, to direct TV shows or commercials or infomercials for the government. Votes: 0

I'm looking to produce more stuff: TV shows, commercials, music videos and short films. I'm building my catalog so I can have some fun in between the times that I get to a movie. Votes: 0

I did some theatre. I had some smaller roles in a couple TV shows and films. I used to think I did a lot of acting, but my 'career' started when I started Homeland. Votes: 0

Even when people are rich and successful on TV shows, there's always some trouble - you have to poke holes in them, throw them out of a job, put a pie in the face. Votes: 0

But you will be hard-pressed to find more than a few novels, films, news stories, and TV shows that dare to depict life as a gift whose purpose is to enrich the human soul. Votes: 0

I like doing both comedy and drama. I'm not really feeling more drawn to one over the other. I also like dramedies. I like movies and TV shows that are mixtures of the two. Votes: 0

One of my fave TV shows is Into the Badlands because martial arts staged well and magically and saturated colours and eye candy and coherent plot and world building. It has a strong diverse cast. Votes: 0

When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn't exist, and we didn't need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online. Votes: 0