Quotes about Television and Film

I was totally unknown in the television and film industry in Canada. Votes: 4

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film. Votes: 4

I don't think comedians take advantage of the fact that television and film are visual mediums. Votes: 3

I was doing television and films for a good five years, and then I booked 'Cry-Baby.' Votes: 3

Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not. Votes: 3

I would love to get a role that changes the landscape of being an African American woman in television and film. Votes: 3

My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid. Votes: 3

I think women are amazing and womens friendships are like a sisterhood and we should see more of it in television and film. Votes: 3

I think women are amazing and women's friendships are like a sisterhood and we should see more of it in television and film. Votes: 3

We're in a time now where technology is such that we can create anything, and that's what's new about television and film these days. Votes: 3

Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's not. Votes: 3

I think the educational value is what comes first. I've always thought that the most effective tools we have for disseminating information, i.e. education, is television and film. Votes: 3

I was about 26 or 27 and it was imperative that I make a living right away and it's hard to make a living on stage, so I started in television and film. Votes: 3

You fight for certain roles, and you realise they're being filled by television and film actors, because theatre is constantly fighting for survival and they need names and faces and ticket sales. Votes: 3

And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs. Votes: 3

Broadway producers are happy to have a big Hollywood name they can post on the marquee, but most of them assume that television and film stars really can't handle stage work. Too often, they're right. Votes: 3

I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to curate the content that I want to see. To bring attention to other filmmakers and writers. Votes: 3

I love creating music and television and film. I love the hustle, I love the grind, I love working sixteen- and eighteen-hour days and waking up at four the next morning and going to the gym. I love that. Votes: 3

I must say that when I left 'Doctor Who,' I was filled with... not loathing, but I was incredibly annoyed because I wanted to do more television and films and the only thing that people could ever see me in was a recreation of what I had done. Votes: 3

Some people like just sitting down and being taken for a ride. That's a beautiful thing that fiction can do. But it's not the only thing. In television and film, people are ready to accept any kind of jump cut, but the slightest disturbance on the page ruffles their feathers. Votes: 3

Advertizing, television and film all wield mighty powers to visually seduce us, while much fine art leaves us indifferent, confused or, at worst, repulsed. There is a desperate need for creative Christians to redeem the visual arena from both forms of excess, cutting through all the false glamour, tawdry baseness and dense obfuscation. Votes: 3

I think in television and film, it's not usually the child's point of view. It's the story of an adult. If there's a child in a drama or an action-adventure movie, they're someone who needs to be saved, someone who needs to be protected, or if they're killed, someone who needs to be avenged. Their character doesn't matter much. Votes: 3

I think poets are supposed to be writing for television and film. I grew up in the day of early TV that was so raw and funny, and I think we're in the next important moment of television, where it's really telling the epic of the culture like Charles Dickens was doing in the 19th century with his serialized novels. Votes: 3

To me, there's a huge difference between criticism and reviewing. I really love reading good criticism of television and film. To me, a critic is someone who analyzes a show, describes it, talks about the people in it, puts it in historical context of other shows like it, compares it and stuff, and then talks about the intent of the show and whether it failed or didn't. Votes: 3

Television is face acting, and film is eye acting. Votes: 2

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre. Votes: 2

Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books. Votes: 2

I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer. Votes: 2

Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films. Votes: 2

In film and television we are oftentimes so pampered that the truths are withheld. Votes: 2

Thank God for theater and film and television and my very, very, very lucky life. Votes: 2

I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all! Votes: 2

I'd love to do just straight theatre. I'd love to do film and television, too. Votes: 2

I've been doing a lot of music for films and television for quite a few years. Votes: 2

When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television. Votes: 2

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium. Votes: 2

With a play, you do it and it's gone. Films always date. Television drama always dates. Television comedy, for some reason, seems to go on. Votes: 2

I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross. Votes: 2

I don't watch a great deal of television because I don't have a television, and I don't have a huge catalog of films that I've watched, either. Votes: 2

Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and I don't plan any film career or television career. Votes: 2

I didn't dream of being in television or film. But then I got married pretty young and had children, and I wanted to feed the children, so I worked a lot of film and television. Votes: 2

I did enjoy theater. I actually do prefer making films and television, but it was a learning experience for me, because I got into television at 5 and film at 11, and theater was something I completely bypassed. Votes: 2

The future of American film lies on television. Votes: 0

I didn't want to do film or commercials or television. Votes: 0

Film, television and to a certain extent, theater are modern day libraries. Votes: 0

In film and television we are oftentimes so pampered that the truths are withheld. Votes: 0

I thought I'd never do film, let alone television. I was a diehard theater nut. Votes: 0

Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me. Votes: 0

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking. Votes: 0

I love the consistency of working on television. You don't get that in working on film. Votes: 0

Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. Votes: 0

Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same technical approach. Votes: 0

I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be. Votes: 0

In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema. Votes: 0

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television. Votes: 0

There's no bigger rush than working as a huge team on a set in film and television. Votes: 0

I never thought about the actors on television or film, like what kind of life they had. Votes: 0

It's hard to have a film and television career and do music work at the same time. Votes: 0

I'm purely most happy on a film or television set. That's where I feel I am home. Votes: 0

My family is not at all involved in television, or film, or theatre, or any of it, really. Votes: 0

The showrunner relationship in television is what the director relationship in film, there's really no more important relationship. Votes: 0

The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television. Votes: 0

I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film. Votes: 0

Only at the Golden Globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people in television Votes: 0

You can have ambiguity in television that you are not allowed in film... at least in Hollywood studio films. Votes: 0

Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me. Votes: 0

I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny. Votes: 0

Working in theater, film or television are three different jobs for an actor, and I accept them as such. Votes: 0

I just love acting. Being in theater or being in television or film, I'm really living out my destiny. Votes: 0

I've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television. Votes: 0

The marvels - of film, radio, and television - are marvels of one-way communication, which is not communication at all. Votes: 0

I really wanted to work in the American industry because it's the leading industry. It's where film and television started. Votes: 0

There are so many people in film and television that get between a performer and the audience, and that's frustrating. Votes: 0

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women. Votes: 0

Television and film are such streamlined story mediums. You can't really meander about, whereas a novel is an interior experience. Votes: 0

I've taken the experiences that I've had in the theatre and applied them to film and television and now games. Votes: 0

Obviously I love working in film and television, but I started in theater and I'd love to be on Broadway. Votes: 0

I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work. Votes: 0

I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting. Votes: 0

In musical theater you have to be very big and very animated, while film and television are more toned down. Votes: 0

There has been a tremendous growth in the entertainment industry throughout Atlanta. There are many opportunities in film, television and theatre. Votes: 0

Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television. Votes: 0

I get better roles in television. I'm not going to do a lesser role just to be in a feature film. Votes: 0

I plan on continuing to explore all the possibilities of technology, and then finally film and television and movies. Embrace it. Votes: 0

I don't think of myself as a TV actor. I think of myself as a film, television and Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway actor. Votes: 0

What's better these days, television or film? It's a dead heat. In fact, one could argue for television with more regularity. Votes: 0

Uncharted' is the best job I've ever had. Film, television, whatever - it's without doubt the best. It's changed my life. Votes: 0

It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater. Votes: 0

Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished. Votes: 0

Film and television was so strange to me because I didn't grow up in the business, I didn't know anything about it. Votes: 0

Film is a very tight little box. If you don't fit in that box, you're gone. Television, there's more room to move around. Votes: 0

I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls. Votes: 0

In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've read. Votes: 0

They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true. Votes: 0

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film. Votes: 0

Film, as any immigrant will tell you, television and movies is the way we make sense of America when we first got here. Votes: 0

I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life. Votes: 0

We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that. Votes: 0

[Jimmy] Breslin's [write] really great book on Branch Rickey. And Branch Rickey himself wrote quite a lot. There's some film and kinescope from television. Votes: 0

Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be. Votes: 0

I definitely acknowledge that 'The Matrix' and Trinity had an influence on female action-oriented characters in television and in film. I think it's awesome. Votes: 0

I think that, on television and in film, I will continue to be the mother to hot boys until, inevitably, I am their grandmother. Votes: 0

I feel that, at this point in my career, I don't want to do another television show. I don't want to do a film. Votes: 0

The difference between directing film and directing television is so stark simply because TV is a living breathing organism already when you direct an episode. Votes: 0

Cable television stations in America are now producing such smart, in-depth, non-formula, character-based dramas. Film has turned more and more into big action or cartoons. Votes: 0

Sexism is real and it persists in film and television. I've seen female directors openly undermined by male cinematographers in front of the entire crew Votes: 0

I don't subscribe to the school of thought that as a feature film producer I shouldn't dabble in television, web content, or even comic books ... Votes: 0

I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether it's television or film or a theatre piece. Votes: 0

I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it. Votes: 0

I've always said that if anything - whether it was film or television - was something I responded to, then I was open to it. Votes: 0

I've worked in the theater, television, and films. A five-hour TV series is certainly more time than a character I'd be playing in a film. Votes: 0

I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative of the film. Votes: 0

I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. Votes: 0

I think right now television is the best that it’s ever been, and I think that it’s the worst that film has ever been. Votes: 0

I think when it comes to television as opposed to film, the producers really are the writers. We work with people who are purely financial producers. Votes: 0

What I think is new is the wealth of roles for actual women in television and in film. That's what I think is revolutionary and evolutionary. Votes: 0

I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life. Votes: 0

Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project. Votes: 0

I mean, there's definitely a difference between film and live performances or live television. But at the same time, it's just performing. No matter what, it's performing. Votes: 0

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity. Votes: 0

In a way, film and television are in the same sort of traumatic trance that print journalism is. The technology has outpaced our comprehension of its implications. Votes: 0

Chicago is a great place because you can experience theatre, film, television, anything and everything, so for an actor it's exciting. The doors are kind of open. Votes: 0

I'd rather spend my time with grape growers than actors. In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema. Votes: 0

I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom. Votes: 0

All these women had directed movies that I loved on the film festival circuit, but couldn't get a job making television. That's how locked down TV is. Votes: 0

Sometimes it is the emotional experience of film and television that bring a cause to our hearts and stir us to action - they inform and inspire. Votes: 0

I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film. Votes: 0

The movie's only serious criticism is reserved for Baker's television network, which doesn't think Americans care about Afghanistan - kind of hypocritical given this film's lack of substance. Votes: 0

Television cannot film corruption. Television cannot spend five days on a rattling railway train, talking endlessly. Television needs excitement, it needs an angle, it needs a 'sound bite. Votes: 0

There's a lot that you can do in television that you can't do with a film, theoretically. At the time, the only possibility was to do a movie. Votes: 0

I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have more time in film. Votes: 0

I was mostly interested in it as a theatrical film. Personally, I am not so interested in television, simply because I don't watch television myself. I'm into movies. Votes: 0

With television you are producing hours and hours of music and for film it is a shorter experience for both the audience and for you as a composer. Votes: 0

I always wanted to work on films, and when I was starting in television in this country, in Great Britain, there really wasn't any film to be made. Votes: 0

I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about. Votes: 0

After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television gave me as a director. Votes: 0

I played an artist in a comedy called 'Rooster.' It was a zany film by Glen Larson, a friend who produced several successful television series including 'Magnum PI. Votes: 0

Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model Votes: 0

I think the struggle, whenever you make a film or television movie based on a real person's life, is finding a dramatic arc that will hold an audience's attention. Votes: 0

I would love to explore film seeing as I have prominently been on television. It would be nice to change it up and focus on film a little bit. Votes: 0

I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor. Votes: 0

Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them. Votes: 0

Film has become a marketed commodity, and the opportunities and audiences for art cinema have grown smaller. There is a general downturn in cultural literacy, perhaps because of television. Votes: 0

I played an artist in a comedy called 'Rooster.' It was a zany film by Glen Larson, a friend who produced several successful television series including 'Magnum PI.' Votes: 0

That is the thing I'm most grateful for in this industry to be able to spin in those different mediums, with television, film and the stage - at this stage of the game. Votes: 0

There's an infantilization that happens to actresses in general - musical theatre, straight theatre, television, film - we're spoken to like children. Actors are spoken to like children a lot of the time. Votes: 0

I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill. Votes: 0