Quotes About Television

I'm stuck in a waiting room with the TV on the same channel all day, and I'm never called in for my appointment.

Well, I don't know what to do first. I mean, should I take the piss out of you"—he points at me—"for the TV interview? Or you"—he points at James—"for the fan mail?

Most of us view the world not as it is but as we would like it to be. The preferred world can be seen any evening on television in the succession of programs where the good always wins—that is, until the late evening newscast, when suddenly we are plunged into the world as it is.* Political

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When you sit for longer than three hours per day, your life expectancy can be reduced by up to two years. It can reduce by an additional 1.4 years if you are watching TV as you sit down.

Television is what its always been. The best of times and the worst of times at the same time.

Every time someone turns on a TV, I go in the other room and read.

55% of all Americans lose their remote control 5 times a week. That means that they must see the same show for up to 3-4 minutes a time!

For the first time the people of Iraq are united. Today on CNN I saw a Kurd, a Shiite and a member of the Republican Guard coming together to cart off a big screen TV.

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.

I'm a huge fan of television, and it's a really good time to be a fan of television, because there's so much good stuff out there. In every genre, really.

'Wiseguy' for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.

Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.

I think it's a great time to be a person of color and with talent. And actually, to be a woman as well. Our show is one of the most diverse television shows on television right now.

Culturally, I think 'All in the Family' was universal enough to have good timing at any time.

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.

Obviously, there's a million things we're allowed to say on late-night cable that you're not allowed to say on a prime time broadcast.

You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.

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

During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people's creations.

I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny.

You were doing a TV show - you don't realise that you're also making social commentary at the same time.

The way television works is that directors come in and out, and they're not there all the time, following every character through every scene. They're vagabonds who go from one show to another.