“I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and went to a big high school called Douglas McArthur where there was a lot of track and a lot of football. It was a bit like 'Friday Night Lights.' I used to spend a lot of time at the track.” BigsLightSchoolUsedNightBitsFootballGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolTrackTexasFridayFriday NightAntonioNight LightSan AntonioFriday Night Lights Author:Norah O'Donnell
“The great thing about 'Friday Night Lights,' unlike so many other shows and movies, is that it doesn't take the obvious beats to pull your heartstrings or manipulate you.” ShowsLightNightBeatsObviousGreat ThingsFridayManipulateFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsHeartstrings Author:Scott Porter
“True Blood' is amazing. I have to give a shout out to 'Melrose Place' because I do watch. I love 'Entourage.' One of my favorite shows back in the day was 'Friday Night Lights.” GivingShowsLightNightWatchesBloodMy FavoriteFridayBack In The DayFriday NightEntourageShout OutNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Tristan Wilds
“I love Dexter. I love Top Chef. I can't wait for it to come back. I love Friday Night Lights. I think TV is in a great place right now. It's definitely getting better and better. I think there is some of the most complete writing for women and female characters, they're done in television production and not really film production.” ThinkingWritingI CanDoneCharacterLightFilmNightWaitingTelevisionTvsRight NowFemaleProductionsGet BetterChefFridayFemale CharactersFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsFilm Production Author:Alyssa Milano
“They were on the set of Bad Santa, but I tried to keep the headphones away from them. My kids have seen Sling Blade, Armageddon, Bandits and Friday Night Lights. They have not seen Monster's Ball and nor will they ever. Even when they are 60. I will leave it in my will.” LightKidsNightLaughterBallsMonstersSixtyFridayBladesSantaArmageddonFriday NightHeadphonesBanditsNight LightFriday Night LightsBad Santa Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“When Friday Night Lights finished, I cried for a day. I have a problem.” ProblemLightNightFinishedCriedFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Bojana Novakovic
“The frustrating thing about Friday Night Lights is I know a lot more people would respond to the show if they saw it.” PeopleIfsKnowsShowsLightNightSawsFridayFrustratingFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsFrustrating Things Author:Jason Katims
“Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.” MenDoeLife IsFightingLosesBattleEvery ManMidstLosing YourselfFriday NightNight LightClear EyesFriday Night Lights Author:Eric Taylor
“Right here, right now, God has placed you to do what you do best. Go all the way.” WayRight NowFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Eric Taylor
“We are all vulnerable, and we will all, at some point in our lives... fall. We will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts... that what we have is special. That it can be taken from us, and when it is taken from us, we will be tested. We will be tested to our very souls. We will now all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves.” LooksHeartSoulPainLife IsFallTakenOur LivesSpecialVulnerableFragileTestedFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsLife Is Fragile Author:Eric Taylor
“TV kind of worked out naturally for me. I was fortunate to do a show like 'Breaking Bad' and then go straight into something like 'Friday Night Lights.' It's not something I focus on, but when they're great projects, I can't pass them up.” KindI CanShowsLightNightFocusTvsProjectsFortunateFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Emily Rios
“When you use force, people get hurt, and when you kill people, their relatives don't like it. And usually war has some unanticipated consequences so it's something you shouldn't launch into, on the expectation that this is going to rally the nation. This is not like 'Friday Night Lights'.” PeopleWarUseLightNightForceNationsHurtExpectationsConsequenceFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Wesley Clark
“When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights,' like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that.” ThinkingKindCharacterLightSchoolNightStarsWhiteFeetFootballModelsHigh SchoolFormerFridayQuarterbackCockyFriday NightNight LightFriday Night LightsHigh School FootballMeatheads Author:Donald Glover
“I am a late discoverer of 'Friday Night Lights.' I cry every episode at least once. I love to cry - happy, emotional tears. I just love it.” LightNightCryTearsEmotionalLateEpisodesFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Andy Cohen
“Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn't let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasn't one more thing you could've done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman - you're perfect!” IfsKnowsLooksHeartDoneMomentsEyeAbleJoyWinningCan DoPerfectClearTruth IsAnd LoveOur FamilyGentlemanThat MomentOur RelationshipInspiring MovieNight LightScoreboardClear EyesSports MovieEyes And LoveFriday Night Lights Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I had great luck with Tim McGraw twice in 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Kingdom.' I love finding off-beat casting and finding someone you know in one way and you reinvent them in another way. I like doing that as a director.” KnowsWayLightNightDirectorsFindingsBeatsLuckKingdomsOne WayFridayCastingAnother WayFriday NightFinding SomeoneNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Peter Berg
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.” HeartEyeLosesClearFriday NightNight LightClear EyesFriday Night LightsFull Hearts Author:Peter Berg
“In terms of American Horror Story and Nashville, what attracted me to those, and Friday Night Lights, for that matter, is that they felt like something innovative and something that we hadn't seen before. As an actor, that's exciting.” MatterStoriesLightNightActorsFeltTermHorrorExcitingFridayInnovativeLike SomethingNashvilleFriday NightHorror StoriesNight LightFriday Night LightsAmerican Horror Story Author:Connie Britton
“In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my identity around that. But now there's a sense of ease.” LittlesShowsLightPastNightGirlFeltStruggleIdentityBunchEaseFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Connie Britton
“I remember driving the tractor on our farm, and Tim McGraw would be on the radio. I'd find myself walking out of class, singing his songs. And then Tim ended up playing my father in 'Friday Night Lights.' It was surreal.” LightWould BeRememberNightSongFatherClassWalkingSingingRadioDrivingFarmsFridaySurrealFriday NightTractorsWalking OutNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Garrett Hedlund