Quotes About Television

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

It wasn't until I moved to Spain that I actually got my first glimpse of the NBA. I'd watch this program called 'NBA Action,' which came on every week and showed clips from different games.

For me, whether it's in a book or on T.V., a recipe has to be simple. I have a short attention span, so to open a cookbook and see a recipe that goes on for three to four pages, well, I've lost interest.

Today's children have very short attention spans because they are being reared on dreadful television programmes which are flickering away in the corner.

People have a very short attention span when it comes to television, but nobody forgets the movie you do.

With television, attention spans have been shortened. It's something we have to fight against: the dumbing down of the audience. To be part of an audience is a privilege. To be with the people on stage, to let them reach you. If you're doing a million other things, they won't reach you.

Whatever work I have done in a very short span of time, like 'Balika Vadhu,' 'Kitchen Champion 4,' 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa,' and 'Bigg Boss 7,' has been great for me.

The average career span for a TV writer is 11 years. The only other thing I could find that had the same career span was a police dog.

When I was young, always in Serbia there were some telenovelas on television, Spanish language. Then you listen, listen, listen, you watch one series, and then you can understand.

In general, both in Spanish and English, the quality of the entertainment media is horrible.

I grew up Spanish, so I grew up watching a lot of novellas.

Since the first minute, I fell in love with Spain - the people, the way of life, the food. I have kept up the late dinners, the siesta, and most of the television I watch is Spanish.

I never watched British television. I bought myself a satellite for French, Spanish and Portuguese TV, instead.

There's nothing like listening to the drone of QVC's always-bubbly pitchwomen, as they try to move loose-fitting tunics with 'just the right amount of sparkle,' to soothe you into a healing slumber.

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

My first speaking part was to read for John Forsythe for Bachelor Father. I was the lead, opposite him.

I love any of Rick Stein's television productions - the way he speaks about food is with such love and respect.

I'm frustrated with Hollywood and television and the movies because they see science fiction as an excuse for eye candy, for lots of great special effects.

Asylum was good exposure for me and it is still shown quite often on television. I remember the special effects people had fun making a little doll that looked like me - which is not so easy - and it had to move along the floor.

Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts.

I will always hold a very special place in my heart for 'Gilmore Girls.'

We're so specialized now in our entertainment. It's nice to do a show where you're really circling back to this idea of, 'Couldn't there be a show the whole family can watch together?'

We sold 'Seinfeld' all over the world but it was a very specific kind of show. In some countries it went down really well, in others they hated it.

I definitely hand myself over to the hair and makeup gods of 'Girls.' Our look on the show is very specific, and it's different from mine in real life, although I've definitely learned things from working with both the hair and makeup people for the show.