Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television.
They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.
Key element of television programming, the characters must watch the programming themselves.
Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
Party of Five won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary.
During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people's creations.
When I watch films or tv that I've done, I get very restless and tend to not sit still.
I really learned how to act on camera through 'Power Rangers' because I hadn't done a lot of film and TV.
Europe was a horrible place. There was nothing on TV. The food was terrible. And they don't even have ice. Who doesn't have ice?
In 1970, television ate my family. The Andy Warhol prophecy of 15 minutes of fame for any and everyone blew up on our doorstep.
It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.
The average family spends 30 hours in front of a television, and they say they don't have the time to have a balanced, integrated life.
Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping.
I feel lucky to be doing TV right now because I get another chance every day.
I don't really get a chance to watch much television. I mostly watch BBC Worldwide and repeats of Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond.
Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection.
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.
The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.
I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.
I sit on my duff, smoke cigarettes and watch TV. I'm not exactly a poster girl for healthy living.
