Quotes About Television

I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important.

We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are so many strong female leads in 'The 100.'

We're very used to seeing a huge diversity of white people. You never just expect two white people on TV to feel the same way.

For me, diversity is just so important and I want my children to be able to watch TV and see themselves.

I've been turned down for a lot of TV because they didn't think there was a place for Divine on television.

What people think when they see me on TV is that they're experiencing me but they're not.

'Roc' was sort of an experiment because none of the lead actors on our show had any real television experience, especially in half-hour TV.

On TV, one hardly gets opportunities to experiment.

I haven't watched any shows online but I know that the content is not crippled by censorship and is much more experimental.

When I started my show, it was a public access show in Canada, and I was a broadcasting student in the early '90s, years before I was on MTV. We were kids sort of experimenting and trying to take on the system - you know, the media machine.

I'm not a big comedy show-watcher, but I love Ricky Gervais' stuff and Sacha Baron Cohen's things. But I'm not an expert on them. I've seen them once.

I was very conscious of the world being this very crazed place that demanded explanation. I didn't see a whole lot of people who looked like me doing it on television.

I am starting to explore directing, maybe in the future in the world of 'White Collar.'

I would rather explore the medium of films than television.

When I was growing up, there were just the three channels, so as a nation we all sat down to the same meal at the end of the day. Now there's been this explosion.

Everything that I've done on television has helped me to get the exposure that I need.

A lot of the big stars of today got their beginnings and their first network and national exposure from 'Hee Haw.'

I, for one, believe TV is something you can do without - it colours the way you look at things and people. It's not the best exposure for children, growing up.

It hasn't been easy for me to get roles in movies after so much exposure on television. There's an anathema about TV, and breaking away from it is difficult for almost everybody.

Television really does give you tremendous exposure in America.

When I do a movie, I have the script. I know how it begins and how it ends. I know what my character does and where he's going. If I have ideas I want to express or changes I want to make, there's one guy: the director. It's different in television.

I used to love 'The Late Late Show.' It was nice to be able to be up late at night and see an extended conversation.

On 'Face The Nation,' we can have extended conversations with the president and senators and you need more than just a three minute segment.

My theatre background is probably more extensive then my film, and I have done a fair bit of television.