If I wasn't a comic or TV star, I really wanted to be a photojournalist. That was my other dream job.
You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.
Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.
I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.
I never dreamed of dancing on television or anything like that. It's more of things that come along that excite me and inspire me.
I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.
I had no idea this thing was televised. Boy, is my face red.
I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.
When we launched Hulu, everybody was saying, 'Oh, this is going to be a substitute for pay TV in the living room.'
George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.
I have very strong views on TV. There's no diversity, there's no choice. Things are decided by committee.
I don't like to leave my children for long periods of time. It's made me more picky about roles that are close, especially on television.
I think television is a big commitment, so it has to be something that you're really excited about and something that you want to potentially commit a lot of time to.
Well, television is grueling. The hours are grueling, it's hard work, and there's a lot of pressure to get it done without a lot of rehearsal time.
There's not much TV these days where you really get that element of surprise. There are so many spoilers all the time.
There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that.
I mean, there's definitely a difference between film and live performances or live television. But at the same time, it's just performing. No matter what, it's performing.
People magazine had been around for a short period of time, but nobody had thought about putting entertainment news on a nightly basis on television.
There was a time when the FCC tried to require a certain amount of television and media to be educational, a certain amount to be newsworthy and a certain amount of it to be public access.
I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
I have Time Warner, and I try to relax a lot and watch television a lot and everything. I really enjoy that. Listen to the radio.
