2285 Television Quotes for You to Enjoy

In film, because you know where the ending is, characters can change, but in television, you substitute revelation for change, and that can be hard to pull off. Hugh Laurie

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On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other. Hugh Mackay

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When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years. Ian McShane

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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates. Ian Mckellen

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I mean, there are some amazing storytelling being done on the small screen right now. That's what so cool about being in television right now. Studios, networks are starting to throw more resources, better writers, more production values... and to be part of that is awesome. Ian Somerhalder

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I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas. Ian Ziering

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Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people are sort of wanting to see more uplifting sorts of things. Idris Elba

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There are varieties of Spanglish. There's Spanglish spoken by Cuban Americans in Miami called cubonics is different from Mexican American Spanglish, but thanks to the Internet, thanks to radio and television, thanks to what is happening in the classrooms, in the streets in the restaurants, we are finding a middle ground. Ilan Stavans

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I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all. Imelda Staunton

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I take great pride in portraying a strong female character who is independent and can take care of herself. I don't think we get to see that enough in television. Inbar Lavi

When I grew up there was no web, blogging or tweeting. In fact, where I grew up there was not even television! I met a lot of my friends in school and in college, and they are still my friends today. Indra Nooyi

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I think 'Pose' is really a groundbreaking television show because we're telling stories about family and love through people that society has always believed were incapable of having that or being a part of that. Indya Moore

I have been shocked at the number of people who don't watch television. Ira Glass

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When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing a television set. Irvine Welsh

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I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work. Isabelle Huppert

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I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If 'Awkward Black Girl' could make it to HBO starring a dark-skinned black girl, that would be revolutionary. Issa Rae

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I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people are relatable. I don't think it's necessarily racist. But it's odd, because the people who watch the most television are black women, so we should be represented in more ways. Issa Rae

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I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to curate the content that I want to see. To bring attention to other filmmakers and writers. Issa Rae

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Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be. Itzhak Perlman

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The college and university systems, at least, have become like television. There's a bit of this and a bit of that and some compulsory program with its components connected in a way that only a planner could understand. Ivan Illich

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I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that my age group grew up watching him - he was the coolest guy on television and the coolest guy in movies. J. Cole

The power of network television is amazing. I've been performing for years but have been seen on only a few episodes of this show, and people spot me in public now all the time. They say, 'Hey, aren't you on 'Nashville'?' Most locals seem to really appreciate how authentic the show is. J. D. Souther

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Again, one of the problems I have with television, as I mentioned before, is it's trivial in many ways, and I think that a lot of folks out there are looking for new metaphors and new ways of thinking about things. J. Michael Straczynski

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