Quotes About Television

On TV, teachers are comedically jaded. That's not how I saw them.

I always liked 'Johnny Blaze,' but we announced it on TV, and it was under copyright by Marvel. Then I had 'Johnny Spade,' and that name sucked, then I had 'Johnny Nitro.' Johnny Nitro was one of my favourite names.

One of the things I hate about TV for kids is that it conescends to them.

TV is not a baby sitter.

I do like to do TV work when it's firing on all cylinders.

I definitely want my career to continue to branch out. I've had the pleasure of working in different areas of entertainment, from being in the music business as a teenager in a girl group to doing Broadway for three years in 'Hairspray,' and also doing TV and film.

The future of 3D will be defined by TV.

I think TV, at least most immediately, perhaps more so than film, is a reflection of society.

We miss 'House of Fools' a lot. We always enjoyed doing that; it felt a bit like a different and fresh show for British TV, so we always feel attached to those sort of things.

I don't really discriminate with my art. To me, it's my art, and it's to be expressed through whichever medium is there, whether it's treading the boards in the theater, on the small-screen TV, or on the large screen. I love theater, and it's definitely something I would love to do.

What bothers me about TV is that it tends to take our minds off our minds.

Growing up, I missed the whole 'Three Stooges' thing. Either they weren't on the station in my hometown, or we hadn't bought a TV set yet, or they came to town too late for me. I'm pretty sure that at the right age, I would have loved them.

I thought I have no chance in films and so wanted to do TV. I was very confident that I might become a star on small screen.

I hate making TV documentaries.

I wrestled a bull on national TV for months. A midget dressed as a bull against another midget. You can't take it that seriously. So, every opportunity I'm given I think, 'How can I make this fun?'

Memorising my lines is actually something I do fairly well. I look at it a few times and it is pretty much there. When your shooting on TV, they do it in such a way that it is pretty easy.

We miss 'House of Fools' a lot. It felt a bit like a different and fresh show for British TV.

I was brought up with TV comedians. I'll remember them till I go to my grave, all those comedians, as decadent fluff.

Look at the way I look. Guys like me aren't on TV too often. Not on news channels.

We end the show with something that's never been on TV because it was too big for a sketch but we couldn't stretch it out to make a whole episode because it would have been too long, but we always thought it was really good.

For a movie actor, the biggest challenge on TV is the number of close-up shots.

But if you have live matches and there is TV coverage, I'm sure you have more viewership because people would love to see women's cricket again on television.

I remember the first time I saw the 'Sugarhill Gang' on Soul Train. I was 11 or 12. I was like, 'What's going on? How did those guys get on national TV?' And then, when I was a little older, a rapper from the neighborhood got a record deal. I was shocked.

I'd like to do a little bit more adventurous TV. Maybe Showtime or HBO or just a little bit edgier. But I would go back to NBC, CBS, whatever.