Quotes About Television

With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite.

Television wasn't prestigious.

Films do seem prestigious and glamorous, but when you create something, you want people to see it. TV still reaches so many more people; it still really appeals to me.

'Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play.

I will tell you this: I have fun, a lot of fun with 'The Apprentice.' When I did the books - and now we have a book out. And all the time, books are prestigious. But there's sort of nothing like having the big hot show on television.

Bigg Boss' is a show where you cannot fake or act. And most of these television actors pretend to be the characters they play. I accept the audience doesnt know me, but they will, and I am sure they will fall in love with me too.

That's what Letterman did. He mocked everything and everyone in show business, even though he was at the top of show business. He was in it but not really of it, and that's one thing I came to love about him. I mean, you can't sit there and interview Cher and pretend you're not in show business, but he managed to pull it off somehow.

I will never pretend like I did not come from Bachelor Nation.

I knew when I grew up, I always wanted to be a liar, and if you're in television, you're lying because you're just pretending to be yourself much like I'm doing now.

I was a pretentious child. I grew up without a television. I read a lot of books and I loved Shakespeare. Still do.

I never watch TV. I know I'm missing so much, aren't I? I'm probably not. I can't stand popular TV. I've got too much to do to watch it. I know that sounds pretentious and pompous, but there you are.

I'm not a prettier everywoman. I am an everywoman that they clean up awfully well for T.V.

Even at its height, 'The Daily Show' would do one great show a week, one pretty good show a week, and then two 'meh' ones. It was filler.

My rule - and I feel like this is a pretty good rule for life - no drinking while on television. I do not ever imbibe.

TV companies always eat, pretty good.

Maybe I should have a scandal - then I can be on 'Dancing With the Stars.'

When I was really sick, I loved watching 'Dancing With the Stars.'

Contrary to popular belief, I really enjoyed my time on 'Dancing With the Stars.'

I would like to be on 'Dancing with the Stars.'

And TV is not the easiest place to be dangerous or on the edge. Especially on a Saturday night.

I want to be known as the Daniel Day-Lewis of TV dads.

Yeah, the first television match that I'm going to have, I got put out there with Danny Hodge and I was scared to death.

Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.

My dream was never necessarily comedy. I really wanted to make film or television and was interested in darker stuff over comedy, but I knew I liked dark comedies.