Quotes About Television

I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there.

E! has the possibility of growing exponentially, and yes, I believe it could be a top 10 network.

There was a time in the 1930s when magazine writers could actually make a good living. 'The Saturday Evening Post' and 'Collier's' both had three stories in each issue. These were usually entertaining, and people really went for them. But then television came along, and now of course, information technology... the new way of killing time.

Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.

Please watch a little less television. Maybe post a few less comments about the lunch you had today.

The I&B Ministry, at their own convenience, can't pick and choose content in serials. We have weird commercials with a lot of objectionable content running on TV post 11 P.M., but nothing has been done to stop them?

I worked in a post-production facility for television, but in the machine room, so I was one of the nerds, essentially - making sure everyone had their footage in and all of that stuff.

I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.

The difficulty with American television is it's pot luck.

I'm pretty much a couch potato.

I'm a couch potato. I love to stay in and just watch a DVD with the missus. Or we all go over to Louis's house and watch 'X Factor.'

Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.

I think television is a big commitment, so it has to be something that you're really excited about and something that you want to potentially commit a lot of time to.

I've never been more comfortable in a part than with Colonel Potter.

One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.

For sure, without question, the writing is better on TV pound for pound than movies because the businesses have changed so much. So all the great writers would rather work for TV, and they do.

Some people see what I don't see - I'm just so happy to do all of this just being myself. The same thing what you get on the TV, you will see in your local Asda or the pound shop.

We have this obsession with celebrity, where people can go on shows and makes millions of pounds from being completely talentless - Jade Goody, all that type of people - and it really gets to me. I'm not interested, I'm a musician. It's not about being famous and being a celeb.

They say you look ten pounds heavier on TV, but it makes your beard look longer.

I loved the Yashraj shows 'Powder' and 'Shaadi.com.'

In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.

The thing about Canada is, you're not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC.

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

What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.