Quotes from Kevin Reilly

It's very nice to be part of an organization that you enjoyed and respected.

If what you're doing today isn't vital, you're certainly not going to have a seat at the table in determining what's going to happen tomorrow.

I always believe that if you stick with quality and give people a chance at the time, that people eventually get on board with it. It's been my experience more than not. Once in a while, there's a show that you just can't seem to break through on.

I'm a believer in broadcast.

I'm trying to be a broadcaster and have a big cultural impact.

Success is often built on the shoulders of failure - from which new configurations emerge.

What the hell is pilot season? It's an artificial boundary that makes no sense, and it makes you do things under duress.

I still love a great pilot as much as I did the day I started at NBC.

Creative content is challenging, no matter what, and animation is particularly challenging.

I've respected the people that I've worked for, and they've been supportive and respectful of me.

Nobody watches commercials if you ask them. Nevertheless, they watch commercials.

It used to be a given that the talent and the talent agencies would line up around the broadcast pitch season first and then take whatever was still available out to cable. I hate to say it, but it's just not going down that way anymore. There are things that are bypassing the broadcast networks altogether.

I, for one - I'm not a believer that, now that the Facebooks and Googles and everyone is entering the content fray, that it's a foregone conclusion that they're just going to get it right and be amazing at it. It's really hard.

'Surviving Jack' was actually a really nice show that was very well-run creatively.

There are not going to be hundreds of cable networks doing original programming; they won't be able to sustain the model.

Whether Amazon is good at making and sustaining an entertainment business remains to be seen. But they certainly are 100% focused every day on optimizing the consumer experience and reducing friction.

While I felt like we potentially had something really huge in 'Gotham,' you're always nervous that it won't live up.

As an industry, when you're in the talent business, we are way too obsessed on the competition with each other and not enough with the consumer.

As the media landscape continues to evolve, 'Conan' will continue to lead the evolution of what a talk show will be in the digital age.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it. Faith, family, friends, and fortitude - with these four pillars, you can and will survive. -Kevin Reilly

'Fringe' has been a point of pride. I share the passion for the show that the fans have.

'Glee' is produced with three people and written by three people. In my mind, I don't believe there's any other show on television that was written by three people. The fact is there are shows that have 14, 15, or 16 people writing them.

Producing a drama is particularly difficult.

'The Walking Dead' is an extraordinary thing.