“There is a tradition of television which isn't dross and stands up. Betjeman's programmes, which were made for 2/6d with one man and a cine camera, were amazing to watch because he was such a great talker.” MenMadeWatchesTelevisionTraditionCamerasOne ManProgrammesTalkersDross Author:Jonathan Meades
“I think television is a medium which has the potential to do great things but has been traduced by these... terrible people who rise through the ranks.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensTelevisionTerribleGreat ThingsMediums Author:Jonathan Meades
“I don't see any point in having a public service broadcaster which attempts to compete with the commercial sector. Obviously part of its remit is to entertain, but entertainment doesn't necessarily mean scraping the bottom of the barrel and appealing to the very lowest common denominator.” MeanCommonBottomEntertainmentLowestPublic ServiceBarrelsCommon DenominatorBroadcastersLowest Common DenominatorScrapingBottom Of The Barrel Author:Jonathan Meades
“I think the French agonise more about being French, I don't think English think about being English that much. I think the Scottish think about being Scottish and the Welsh think about being Welsh, but the English don't really care. But the French think about it all the time, it's an absolute preoccupation.” ThinkingCareAbsolutesScottishPreoccupationWelsh Author:Jonathan Meades
“While I'm sure people in Britain have money worries, they don't have them like the French do. The French, however much money they have, are worried. They're a very stressed people. It seems to be a very essential component of the national psyche.” PeopleSeemsWorryEssentialsWorriedBritainComponentsStressed Author:Jonathan Meades
“When the ladies see an athlette walking around, they think, Well, he got the cocaine, so let's go get high with him.” ThinkingWellsWalkingCocaineGetting High Author:Moses Malone
“Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantSeemsClearDrugAthlete Author:Moses Malone
“I figure a lot of folks are probably looking to find out if Moses Malone is into that stuff, but the closest I come to drugs is drinking a Coca-Cola. I don't want that cocaine; it's not for me.” IfsWantStuffFiguresDrugDrinkingFolksClosestMosesCocaineCoca Cola Author:Moses Malone
“I'm never gonna try it, because you got to pay a lot for cocaine, and that's not the way I want to spend my money.” WayWantTryingPayCocaine Author:Moses Malone
“People might get mad for five or ten minutes, but then they respect you more. And the next time they see you, they'll tell their friends, "Don't go up to him with that stuff - he don't mess with cocaine."” PeopleMightNextStuffFiveMinutesTenMadMessNext TimeCocaine Author:Moses Malone