Quotes About Commentary

Look, I'm not trying to be critical when I'm on the air.

I believe in criticism.

Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive.

People have a right to criticize.

There are some people who just know how to criticize.

No one likes to be criticized.

There are always going to be critics... and I have always had a rule: no matter how good the commentary is, or how bad the commentary is, it's more important that you do what you think is right.

Critics should be looked at simply as commentators.

Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously.

Critics matter to me.

The Twenty20 is itself a banal game, a crude game, but it works, so I hope Twenty20 commentary works.

We've always been interested in the commentary on politics and society and how comedy always sort of cuts that with a nice laugh, and the perspective it brings.

As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.

It's always the girl comedy and the guy comedy. It bums me out. You'd think there'd be a progression, from James L. Brooks and Nora Ephron into more subtle humor and behavior and psychology. All these interesting things people can learn about themselves by watching talented writers comment intelligently on someone else's emotional life.

I've long been interested in the tale-within-a-tale phenomenon. I'm familiar with many tales which use this framework or the device of many people in one place, telling their stories, or multiple storytellers commenting on each others' stories with their own.

There are so many political talk shows out there that are doing such a good job that it would be foolish of me to try to get in the ring with them.

A lot of times I watch sporting events, and there are things I want to say and things I see that don't get said or talked about.

Broadcasters calling a big game are often reminded to let the action breathe. A great moment of a televised game doesn't need any narration, which is why the announcers - the good ones, anyway - shut up at the celebration and let the pictures do the talking.

One of the most comical comments that my 'Wendy' watchers said is, 'She talks too much!' Duh, I'm a talk show host!

Funnily enough, I think Gary Neville is very interesting... and talks a lot of sense.

I have always been the tallest guy in my class, going back to first grade. Announcers have always had fun with it.

My commentary's hilarious, not witty.

because God has spoken, and everything else is commentary.

It seems like everyone I know has very strong feelings about which boy is the best fit for Katniss, but also because the books themselves contain a commentary on the way audiences latch onto romance, even (and maybe especially) when lives are at stake.