Quotes about Good Television

My dignity and good television - they'll never meet. Votes: 4

I think what good television does well is that it shows characters evolving. Votes: 4

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place. Votes: 4

I'm incredibly proud of 'Hannibal' and the cast - I feel like we're doing really good television. Votes: 4

Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. Votes: 4

Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set. Votes: 4

Reality TV is set up to make people entertaining. A good person with values and principles is not good television. Votes: 4

Sometimes good television doesn't depend on money, it depends on imagination and good people directing, casting and doing the job with talented people. Votes: 4

I think good-looking people seldom make good television. And American television studios almost concede before they start: 'Well, it won't be good, but at least it'll be good-looking. We'll have nice-looking girls in tight shirts with F.B.I. badges and fit-looking guys with lots of hair gel vaulting over things.' Votes: 4

The enemy of good television is boredom and predictability. Votes: 3

Democracy means free television, not good television, but free. Votes: 3

Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism. Votes: 3

In fact, most good television is better than most movies that are out. Votes: 3

Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form. Votes: 3

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt. Votes: 3

I think you can make perfectly good television just from people who are genuinely interested, talking to people who genuinely know - simple as it sounds, it can be riveting. Votes: 3

I just think it's fun to remind people that good television has exited and it can exist again and just to give them pleasure and enjoy it and make them laugh. Votes: 3

The good television of today is probably better than the best television of the old days. The bad television of today is worse. It is not only bad, it is damaging, meretricious, seedy and cynical. Votes: 3

I love movies and I like a lot of good television. At the end of the project, I don't care if they changed [it from the book], I just want to look at it and go, "I loved that. That really turned out well." Votes: 3

I started to book good television jobs in 2010. I started to get really close to exceptional jobs in 2011, and then I got 'Arrow' in 2012. I know how lucky I am because just getting the lead in a pilot doesn't guarantee that that pilot is going to turn into something great. Votes: 3

Relaxing is important; I would like to do more! Golf is a pretty good attempt, but good television, I find, is a great way to chill out and let it do the thinking for you. As long as the programme has got some substance and is well made, happy as a par round of 72! Votes: 3

If someone who is poor says, 'I may not have much money, but for me, what's really important is to have a good television so my family can enjoy and watch,' we should be a little careful and recognize that just like we all have individual liberty to make the choices we want, that we not judge too much on that. Votes: 3

There's a good television programme called 'Disco 2.' It's quite good but again it's average, average. It's all on a down play. You know we've got this thing in England to be hip is to speak very down - like John Peel. And that just about sums up England. They don't realize when they talk like that, then that is what they represent - absolutely. Votes: 3

Good television people have a sense of what television people relate to. Votes: 2

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. Votes: 2

My heart is in television, just because it's been so good to me. Votes: 2

Television? The word is half Greek, half Latin. No good can come of it. Votes: 2

Shameless' is going to shake up television. Any drama is good drama. Bring it. Votes: 2

People are not in a good mood when any politician's face appears on television. Votes: 2

There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it. Votes: 2

The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers. Votes: 2

It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy. Votes: 2

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials. Votes: 2

I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation. Votes: 2

Let me complain-it's good for television. Votes: 0

Good heavens, television is something you appear on; you don't watch. Votes: 0

I would never see a good movie for the first time on television. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is great television, just has it. Trump looks good on TV. Votes: 0

When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse. Votes: 0

Television: The word is half Greek, half Latin. No good can come of it. Votes: 0

Dictum on television scripts: We don't want it good - we want it Tuesday. Votes: 0

'Shameless' is going to shake up television. Any drama is good drama. Bring it. Votes: 0

Nothing good about the sun if you're trying to watch television with out curtains. Votes: 0

Humans are very good at dreaming, although you'd never know it from your television. Votes: 0

Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good. Votes: 0

I've always really made my living in television. Television has always been so good to me. Votes: 0

It is never a good sign when the most exciting thing on television is a dancing Republican. Votes: 0

I was doing television and films for a good five years, and then I booked 'Cry-Baby.' Votes: 0

I've got a quote for you, a good quote to describe Television...In madness there is order. Votes: 0

It feels good to turn on the TV and have options, a variety. That's why television is so good. Votes: 0

There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly. Votes: 0

Television captures the mind but does not liberate it. A good book at once stimulates and frees the mind. Votes: 0

I couldn't get any work in television. No one would even meet me, and I had very good agents. Votes: 0

I call the '70s the "golden age of television"; in the early '70s there were sensationally good shows. Votes: 0

The preferred world can be seen any evening on television in the succession of programs where the good always wins Votes: 0

Television is so cool. Television is proving that we can be sophisticated and that people will watch, if it's good. Votes: 0

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials Votes: 0

There's nothing good on the television; let's burn a witch. It must have been terribly exciting to live in those times. Votes: 0

I know actors that were on great television shows that got cancelled and they have never done anything that good since. Votes: 0

Nothing in recent years, on television or anywhere else, has improved on a good story that begins "Once upon a time..." Votes: 0

I think you know, to not open your mind to television is silly because there's so much good work happening on television. Votes: 0

Television as we have it isn't an art form - it's a piece of furniture that is good for a few things. Votes: 0

It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television. Votes: 0

Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished. Votes: 0

One of the things you learn very early in writing for television, especially, is that compressing the story is always a good idea. Votes: 0

I'm a writer. Now I've started to be on television. I have a big mouth. And I have good TV teeth, they say. Votes: 0

If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies. Votes: 0

I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book. Votes: 0

My family shouldn't have to put up with me. They're good people, solid, happy. Sometimes when I'm with them I think I'm on television. Votes: 0

I love action shows. I love drama. There's no one type of thing. Television has gotten so good, and there's so much to do. Votes: 0

Anything television trivia I'm good at. But when you're on your couch, you're really good at it, but when you're standing there, it's probably scary. Votes: 0

If television viewing choices serve as a valid measure of our society, they who choose evil surely are more numerous than they who choose good. Votes: 0

I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether it's television or film or a theatre piece. Votes: 0

The key to any good comic strip or television sitcom is to reset the board at the end of the episode because people like familiarity. Votes: 0

I just don't see the social good in using taxpayer money to fund a network that provides more television and bandwidth for illegally downloading files. Votes: 0

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know if its the way you say it, or how you look. Votes: 0

While television is a good servant, it's a bad master. It can swallow up huge quantities of our lives without much happiness bang for the buck. Votes: 0

I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life. Votes: 0

It's a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time. Votes: 0

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity. Votes: 0

It is not "just beer," it is a noble and ancient beverage which, like wine, food and television advertising, can be extraordinarily good or unmercifully bad. Votes: 0

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us. Votes: 0

If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television. Votes: 0

If you're going to take care of your kids and pay for your house and do something good for adults, you have to do something on television now. Votes: 0

I have failed at unscripted television for five years now, so I am hopeful I can break that trend and get a good unscripted show on the air. Votes: 0

I love horror movies, so it's a real treat to be able to work on a television show of that genre, and have it actually be really, really good. Votes: 0

The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad. Votes: 0

The thing is, that great actors are everywhere. They're everywhere. They're doing good parts on television. They're doing television commercials. They're doing local theater. There are so few opportunities. Votes: 0