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Television Quotes

I have had my television aerials removed. It is the moral equivalent of a prostate operation Picture Quote #1

Since films and television have staged everything imaginable before it happens, a true event, taking place in the real world, brings to mind the landscape of films Picture Quote #1

Authors are now marketed like promising movie starlets and must rattle around the nation’s television stations to try to assert a salable identity different from that of the other starlets Picture Quote #1

In an automobile civilization, which was one of constant motion and activity, there was almost no time to think; in a television one, there is small desire Picture Quote #1

For all its flexibility, television is more a mirror of taste than a shaper of it Picture Quote #1

Americans have never quite digested television. The mystique which should fade grows stronger. We make celebrities not only of the men who cause events but of the men who read reports of them aloud Picture Quote #1

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With the coming of television, and the knowledge of how it could be used to seduce voters, the old political values disappeared. Something new, murky, undefined started to rise from the mists Picture Quote #1

Words, isolated in the velvet of radio, took on a jeweled particularity. Television has quite the opposite effect: words are drowned in the visual soup in which they are obliged to be served Picture Quote #1

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions Picture Quote #1

I sang in the coffee houses... in the early 60’s with no idea of success in terms of records or television. I just thought I was a storyteller. I had this deep, bassy voice. But I had incredible passion for the music I was singing Picture Quote #1

In this era of affluence and of permissiveness, we have, in all but cultural areas, bred a nation of overprivileged youngsters, saturated with vitamins, television and plastic toys Picture Quote #1

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish Picture Quote #1

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Television can stir emotions, but it doesn’t invite reflection as much as the printed page Picture Quote #1

It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts Picture Quote #1

Again and again parents describe... the trancelike nature of their children’s television watching. The child’s facial expression is transformed. The jaw is relaxed and hangs open slightly; the tongue rests on the front teeth. The eyes have a glazed, vacuous look Picture Quote #1

Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images Picture Quote #1

I’ve had a long line of failed television programs, pilots that were never picked up, series that didn’t go very long. I’ve learned that there’s really nothing you can do. If it’s not in my control, I try not to worry about it Picture Quote #1

You have a dramatic portion of your television program and you treat it dramatically, and then you have a comedic portion of your program, and you treat it differently. Why do you change who are between the two pieces? You’re the same person. Just go Picture Quote #1

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Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not Picture Quote #1

On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can’t tell what you’re going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family Picture Quote #1

If you’re watching a comedian on television and he’s making a political point, I would say he’s gotten too serious Picture Quote #1

Television isn’t inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of books, but how many of those do you want? Five? Television’s the same way. If you’re going to show people stuff, television is the way to go. Words and pictures show things Picture Quote #1

I went from an innocent child to a national television star. My career took on a life of its own Picture Quote #1

I was the youngest in my family. When the other kids went to school, my mother would make them breakfast and then she would go back to bed for an hour, so I was sort of babysat by television Picture Quote #1

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When you’re making a television show, it’s about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a television, and I’m just not too up on television Picture Quote #1

The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you’re visually massive or somehow you’re in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity Picture Quote #1

The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about Picture Quote #1

When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices Picture Quote #1

In a film you only get two hours to do this big arc and so you have to pick and choose your moments carefully, but with television you get to take your time and just take it episode by episode and discover new things Picture Quote #1

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I have had my television aerials removed. It is the moral equivalent of a prostate operation (Television Quotes) Since films and television have staged everything imaginable before it happens, a true event, taking place in the real world, brings to mind the landscape of films (Television Quotes) Authors are now marketed like promising movie starlets and must rattle around the nation’s television stations to try to assert a salable identity different from that of the other starlets (Television Quotes) In an automobile civilization, which was one of constant motion and activity, there was almost no time to think; in a television one, there is small desire (Television Quotes) For all its flexibility, television is more a mirror of taste than a shaper of it (Television Quotes) Americans have never quite digested television. The mystique which should fade grows stronger. We make celebrities not only of the men who cause events but of the men who read reports of them aloud (Television Quotes) With the coming of television, and the knowledge of how it could be used to seduce voters, the old political values disappeared. Something new, murky, undefined started to rise from the mists (Television Quotes) Words, isolated in the velvet of radio, took on a jeweled particularity. Television has quite the opposite effect: words are drowned in the visual soup in which they are obliged to be served (Television Quotes) Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions (Television Quotes) I sang in the coffee houses... in the early 60’s with no idea of success in terms of records or television. I just thought I was a storyteller. I had this deep, bassy voice. But I had incredible passion for the music I was singing (Television Quotes) In this era of affluence and of permissiveness, we have, in all but cultural areas, bred a nation of overprivileged youngsters, saturated with vitamins, television and plastic toys (Television Quotes) All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish (Television Quotes) Television can stir emotions, but it doesn’t invite reflection as much as the printed page (Television Quotes) It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts (Television Quotes) Again and again parents describe... the trancelike nature of their children’s television watching. The child’s facial expression is transformed. The jaw is relaxed and hangs open slightly; the tongue rests on the front teeth. The eyes have a glazed, vacuous look (Television Quotes) Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images (Television Quotes) I’ve had a long line of failed television programs, pilots that were never picked up, series that didn’t go very long. I’ve learned that there’s really nothing you can do. If it’s not in my control, I try not to worry about it (Television Quotes) You have a dramatic portion of your television program and you treat it dramatically, and then you have a comedic portion of your program, and you treat it differently. Why do you change who are between the two pieces? You’re the same person. Just go (Television Quotes) Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not (Television Quotes) On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can’t tell what you’re going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family (Television Quotes) If you’re watching a comedian on television and he’s making a political point, I would say he’s gotten too serious (Television Quotes) Television isn’t inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of books, but how many of those do you want? Five? Television’s the same way. If you’re going to show people stuff, television is the way to go. Words and pictures show things (Television Quotes) I went from an innocent child to a national television star. My career took on a life of its own (Television Quotes) I was the youngest in my family. When the other kids went to school, my mother would make them breakfast and then she would go back to bed for an hour, so I was sort of babysat by television (Television Quotes) When you’re making a television show, it’s about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director (Television Quotes) I don’t have a television, and I’m just not too up on television (Television Quotes) The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you’re visually massive or somehow you’re in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity (Television Quotes) The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about (Television Quotes) When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices (Television Quotes) In a film you only get two hours to do this big arc and so you have to pick and choose your moments carefully, but with television you get to take your time and just take it episode by episode and discover new things (Television Quotes)

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