Quotes About Television

Initially, the television was seen as the devil incarnate by people that worked in the content industry. Now over time it turned out that that was one of the best things that ever could have happened to a content creator. I think the Internet is no different.

I don't know if you've ever tried writing a Doctor Who story, but it's a lot more difficult than it initially appears, especially if you've got more than one assistant.

I initially went into 'Coronation Street' for three months. If they had said back then, 'Do you want to do it for six years?' I probably would have said, 'I don't think so.'

There were certain things that I tried to do on 'Karamchand.' Initially, they were hated, but eventually everyone loved the characterization.

The fact that I have a show on Starz, it's crazy. It's insane.

On '90 Day Bae,' Marcy Jarreau and I recap '90 Day Fiancee' because it's just the most insane, funniest show on television.

I love Issa Rae from 'Insecure.'

There's been a lot of successful shows like 'This Is Us,' 'Atlanta,' and 'Insecure,' so, I feel like whenever something works, Hollywood wants to copy it.

I had never really paid attention to makeup before, it was just mascara and eyeliner. But then I was watching The Hills, and I was really insecure and they looked amazing and I wanted to look like that.

You turn 'Insecure' on, and you see a sea of brown. You see at the core of it a strong friendship between two brown-skinned girls.

Sometimes I'm on a TV set, and I can't feel what I'm supposed to feel as that character because I've not worked my way up to that point. I think there's a bit more insecurity on a set - you've got to blag it, or you've got to do what you've been paid a lot of money to do in a very short space of time.

I've met Shonda Rhimes a few times, and certainly she's an inspiration for me in television.

I never dreamed of dancing on television or anything like that. It's more of things that come along that excite me and inspire me.

I always try to make sure that I stay connected to theater so I continue to be inspired. Not that I'm not inspired by television.

I can't watch shows like 'The X Factor,' for instance. I just squirm for the people involved, for the way they're being used. It's the cruellest, most ridiculous show on television. It's ruined music, ruined everything.

Television is very instant. Theatre is much more free, but you are very much on your own up there on stage and in control of your own performance.

I am a trained actor and an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

I can't believe they would cancel 'Big Brother!' It's like an institution!

Before television, there was a piano in many homes in this country. People played instruments on an amateur level and because of that, they became informed amateurs. We've lost that.

Working on TV can be quite insular.

I think Channel One was very integral in my career.

Either we want to have segregation or integration. And if we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black.

We need more intellect and humor back on television, instead of the lowest common denominator of comedy - like the fart joke!

It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.