“We're so screwed up with our principles. We used to mock Japanese game shows where they ate bugs. Now we're doing the same, if not worse. It's terrifying... It seems the better the quality, the more you're penalised... There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it. They put fame ahead of talent and think someone from 'EastEnders' will put bums on seats.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingShowsSeemsRunningUsedGamesQualityPrinciplesTalentTelevisionFoolFameVery GoodSeatsGood PeopleBugsMockScrewed UpGame Shows Author:Philip Glenister
“That was the trouble with so many reality programmes on television - everyone wanted fame these days without necessarily working at anything to achieve it.” RealityWantedTroubleAchieveTelevisionFameThese DaysProgrammes Author:M.C. Beaton
“They want me on the television shows now because I did so well on Celebrity Assholes.” WantWellsShowsTelevisionFameWant MeTelevision Shows Author:Steve Martin
“I am not an Internet superstar. I am, ironically perhaps, the most old media superstar of all time. My fame is due to broadcast television.” MediaTelevisionInternetFameDuesAll TimeSuperstar Author:John Hodgman
“There used to be a huge snobbism between the film industry and the television industry. I produced and acted in my first - well way back - but the first thing that I produced and acted in was Sarah, Plan and Tall. And the only place to go at the time for really quality television was Hallmark Hall of Fame. And think how much television has changed since then.” ThinkingWayFirstsWellsFilmUsedQualityPlansChangedTelevisionHugeIndustryFameUsed To BeHallsTallHallmarkFilm IndustryHall Of FamePlaces To GoTelevision Industry Author:Glenn Close
“I'm able to do my television projects and movie projects that I really want to explore. For me, it's not about the money, it's not about the fame. I love creating.” WantAbleTelevisionFameProjectsCreating Author:Criss Angel
“I know how I felt when I saw things like 'Fame' on television when I was growing up and how that was an exceptional magnet for me to want to explore the theater. I can only assume that 'Smash' is doing that for anyone who is halfway interested in theater already.” KnowsWantI CanFeltKnow HowGrowing UpSawsGrowingTelevisionFameTheaterAssumingExceptionalHalfwayMagnet Author:Brian d'Arcy James
“I count it an honor to play with some guys that I've watched play on television, and may be in the Hall of Fame some day.” MayPlayGuyTelevisionHonorFameHallsHall Of Fame Author:Andy Pettitte
“I didn't have parents who were, you know, racing to get a reality television show, you know? Or looking to benefit in some way from their daughter's fame.” KnowsWayShowsRealityMotherParentTelevisionFameBenefitsDaughterRacingTelevision ShowsReality Television Author:Molly Ringwald