“I wanted to make a film - and I've been wanting to do this for 16 years - about life in care, and bring it to the public's attention, because I had never seen anything, on TV or in the cinema, which said: 'This is how it feels to be a kid in care'.” FeelsYearsSaidCareKidsWantedFilmAttentionTvsCinema Author:Samantha Morton
“I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them, since I'm new to TV, so I'm just going to wait for somebody to tell me.” KnowsWaitingPayAttentionKnow HowTvsOfficeBoxesRatingBox Office Author:Oren Peli
“Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing other entertainment. Admit that TV and games can do things books can't.” MayBookKidsReadingGamesCan DoAttentionTechnologyMediaTelevisionTvsComputerEntertainmentNew TechnologyReading For KidsComputer GamesElectronic Media Author:Jon Scieszka
“Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.” PeopleIfsSometimesAbleSchoolFacesAttentionTvsLike YouHigh SchoolNegativePocketsYour Face Author:Charlotte Arnold
“It's not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV.” AttentionWatchesGenerationsTvsAmountDadFaultsOur GenerationAttention SpanShort Attention Spans Author:Yeardley Smith
“Daydreaming defeats practice; those of us who browse TV while working out will never reach the top ranks. Paying full attention seems to boost the mind's processing speed, strengthen synaptic connections, and expand or create neural networks for what we are practicing.” MindSeemsMotivationalAttentionPracticeTvsConnectionsDefeatWork OutSpeedDaydreamingBoostProcessingNeural Networks Book:Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence Source: Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
“People have really long attention spans, and they love complicated plots. TV series are giving the audience what they want.” PeopleWantGivingLongAttentionAudienceTvsSeriesComplicatedPlotAttention SpanReally LongTv Series Author:Kevin Spacey
“If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesnt that show an incredible attention span?” IfsShowsAttentionWatchesTvsOne DaySeasonsSeriesIncrediblesAttention SpanTv Series Author:Kevin Spacey
“To buy TV time and bypass the usual filters between the public and political figures, are very powerful devices that people can use to attract attention, attract voters. And get influence in our society.” PeopleUsePoliticalPowerfulAttentionInfluenceFiguresTvsOur SocietyDevicesVotersUsualVery PowerfulFiltersBypass Author:Alexander Stille
“Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.” ShowsAttentionTvsRewardsPay AttentionTv Shows Author:Matt Groening
“'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious.” LooksShowsMemoriesAttentionTvsDown AndTitlesThemeTv Shows80sOur MemoriesSitcomBrashBombastic Author:Matt Groening
“I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I watch 'Game of Thrones' on On Demand, I'm glued to the set. It's mystical and addictive. Tyrion Lannister, that's my man.” MenGamesAttentionWatchesTvsDemandBasketballThronesMysticalAttention SpanPlayoffsTyrionLannisters Author:Steve Harvey
“If you're in a popular TV show, you can attract attention, and I like to help focus that on stories that deserve to be told - which is what politicians do. But I would lose my autonomy, and to get things done I would have to compromise and get into the weeds of policy. I don't know if I'm smart enough.” IfsKnowsDoneEnoughHelpingStoriesShowsLosesAttentionFocusPolicyTvsPoliticianSmartDeserveCompromiseWeedTv ShowsAutonomyThings Done Author:Tony Goldwyn
“I don't watch the nightly newscasts on TV . . . nor do I watch the endless hours of people giving their opinion about things. I don't read the editorial pages; I don't read the columnists. It can be a frustrating experience to pay attention to somebody's false opinion.” PeopleGivingHoursPayAttentionOpinionWatchesTvsPagesEndlessPay AttentionFrustratingEditorialsColumnists Author:George W. Bush
“(R)eality TV (is) a medium dedicated to the proposition that with the help of judicious editing, carefully chosen half-wits can hold the attention of millions of their fellow half-wits for weeks on end.” EndsHelpingAttentionHalfMillionsWeekTvsFellowsWitChosenMediumsDedicatedEditingPropositions Author:Terry Teachout
“But millions at one time, beyond gender or race, had their attention fixed on her, and with that power, she chose to flash the word "feminist" all over our TV screens. If that don't do nothin' but make people Google the word, then that should make every feminist in the world proud.” PeopleIfsWorldShouldRaceAttentionMillionsTvsProudFeministGenderScreensFixedOne TimeFlashGoogle Author:Lizzo