“The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance.” FilmChanceTelevisionMinesCensorship Author:John Pilger
“You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them.” KnowsWantGivingWellsKindIdeasOrderChanceAnswersComedyTelevisionDramaGive MeSeriesNo Idea Author:Michael J. Fox
“If the breaking news event has something to do with young people, specifically with MTV's audience, there was a higher chance that I would actually go cover it with a television camera instead of just write the story myself and read it on the air.” PeopleIfsWritingStoriesYoungChanceAudienceAirEventsTelevisionHigherNewsCamerasMtvBreaking News Author:Tabitha Soren
“A book is actually a place, a place where we, as adults, still have the chance to engage in active imagining, translating word to image, connecting these images to memories, dreams, and larger ideas. Television, film, even the stage play, have already been imagined for us, but the book, in whatever form we choose to interact with it, forces us to complete it.” StillsBookIdeasPlayDreamFilmFormForceMemoriesChanceStageTelevisionAdultsActiveTranslateConnectingStage Play Author:Joe Meno
“10.30 Newsnight: What Are The Chances Of World War Three Breaking Out After You Have Gone To Bed?” WorldWarThreeChanceGoneTelevisionBedWar Of The Worlds Author:Alan Coren
“Recreational talking is, along with private singing, one of our saddest recent losses. Like singing, talking has become a job for trained professionals, who are paid considerable sums of money to do it on television and radio while we sit silently listening or, if we're truly lonely and determined, call the station and sit holding the phone waiting for a chance to contribute our two cents' worth.” IfsTwoJobsWaitingChanceLossTalkingTelevisionListeningSingingLonelyPaidPhonesRadioDeterminedStationsCentsSaddestTwo CentsTelevision And Radio Author:Barbara Holland
“The primary motivation in the world of television is fear. People are scared to death. Ambition and enthusiasm and interest and the desire to excel are secondary. Because fear is an enormous motivating force, many in the medium are afraid to make decisions, take chances, do anything innovative.” PeopleWorldDesireMotivationForceInterestChanceDecisionTelevisionAmbitionScaredEnormousMediumsEnthusiasmPrimariesInnovativeTake A Chance Author:Sally Quinn
“There's been more written about Lincoln than movies made about him or television portraying him. He's kind of a stranger to our industry, to this medium. You have to go back to the 1930s to find a movie that's just about Abraham Lincoln. I just found that my fascination with Lincoln, which started as a child, got to the point where after reading so much about him I thought there was a chance to tell a segment of his life to to moviegoers.” KindChildrenMadeReadingFoundChanceWrittenTelevisionIndustryStrangerMediumsFascinationAbraham1930sPortraying Author:Steven Spielberg
“I'm a worker. I like to work and I like to provide work for other people. I like to put people on my show who normally would never have a chance at being on television.” PeopleShowsChanceTelevisionWorkers Author:Chelsea Handler
“Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp.” IfsDifferentFilmChanceTelevisionTheaterVery GoodMediumsVariety Author:Kenneth Branagh
“The happy medium is television. And if you find a good suitor, you can do it for years. With movies, you roll the dice. If people don't show that weekend, you're doomed. TV allows you to percolate a little bit, and it gives you a chance for people to find it.” PeopleIfsGivingYearsLittlesShowsBitsCan DoChanceTelevisionTvsLittle BitMediumsWeekendDoomedYou Can Do ItDiceSuitors Author:Bruce Campbell