“I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.” IfsThinkingGovernmentRightsDoorsTelevisionHost Author:Michael Moriarty
“I went door-to-door selling cable television subscriptions when I was in college. I found it incredibly difficult, doing that kind of sales work. I would have thought I'd be good at it, but I wasn't. It's so easy in acting. Everything falls into place when they write that you're a salesman. People just say yes, and then it's great.” PeopleWritingKindFallFoundEasyDifficultActingDoorsTelevisionCollegeBe GoodSellingCablesSalesmanFall Into PlaceSubscriptionEverything Falls Into Place Author:Greg Kinnear
“To try something longer, I entered a half-hour radio drama contest with the national public broadcaster, CBC. To my surprise, I won. And that opened doors in film and television, because that broadcaster was looking to cultivate new Canadian talent, especially women who could write.” WritingTryingFilmHoursHalfDoorsTalentTelevisionDramaSurpriseRadioContestsHalf HoursBroadcastersFilm And TelevisionOpened DoorsCbc Author:Karen Walton
“Evil Dead" needs a very specific home. Movies are mostly unrated, but on television who the heck was doing that stuff? And now the doors opened a little bit with companies like Starz. They were the only suitor that was going to let us have content that was unrestricted.” NeedsLittlesHomeEvilStuffBitsCompanyDoorsTelevisionLittle BitSuitorsEvil Dead Author:Bruce Campbell
“I've never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying "Open!" was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me.” BigsRealizingDealsDoorsTelevisionBoxesScreensPointingBig DealGarage Author:Erma Bombeck
“Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.” NightDoorsSkyTelevisionProgramFamiliarAncestorNight Sky Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happening in New York that I could be a part of. There was something to satiate my desire to be artistic and creative, especially when it wasn't in the way I originally thought it was going to be.” WayFilmDesireCreativeDoorsNew YorkTelevisionTvsHappeningsIndependentSurpriseArtisticIndependent Film Author:Aja Naomi King
“Chicago is a great place because you can experience theatre, film, television, anything and everything, so for an actor it's exciting. The doors are kind of open.” KindFilmActorsDoorsTelevisionExcitingTheatreChicagoAnything And Everything Author:Charlie Barnett
“I went door-to-door selling cable television subscriptions when I was in college. Not to date myself, but cable was just coming on. I had terrible territories, and they would give me $25, if I got somebody to let them come and just put the little cord in their house.” IfsGivingLittlesHouseDoorsTelevisionCollegeTerribleGive MeSellingTerritoryCablesCordsSubscription Author:Greg Kinnear