Anyway, that was the germ of the idea and of course... you know this was early days of sociology and whatever, especially on television.
I watch 'Sons of Anarchy' and 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Walking Dead' and think, 'I want to create that kind of television!'
So often in TV, when you have an antagonist who's supposed to be the 'big baddie,' it's so easy for them to become cliched.
'Monty Python' is now more recognised by the films than by the TV series.
Wisdom of the Ages: Another Bush in the White House-Yep they keep forgetting to grab the TV and silverware.
In Britain you're more used to challenging drama. In America, TV is just boring, and numbing, and bloody terrible.
It's hard to decide if TV makes morons out of everyone, or if it mirrors Americans who really are morons to begin with.
I don't know how to do the other, so I won't even consider television until the audience's taste changes.
When I yell at my TV, it's usually watching... usually it happens during the election. There's when I'm watching CNN and MSNBC.
I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on.
I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.
What bothers me about TV is that it tends to take our minds off our minds.
The luxury of television is that you get more than one shot at who you think the guy is that you're playing.
I know you're not supposed to have TV in your room, but I like watching a little. I need something mindless.
As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.
I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.
Yes, in general, I think there is too much club football on TV.
Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television.
Overnight ratings are dead. It's just not the way TV is sold any more.
In a way, film and television are in the same sort of traumatic trance that print journalism is. The technology has outpaced our comprehension of its implications.
When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.