“I don't watch much television. My old TV agent used to always get mad at me because he'd send me out on auditions and I'd be like, 'What's this show?' and he'd be like, 'It's literally the top show on television.' I wasn't allowed to watch TV as a kid.” ShowsKidsUsedWatchesTelevisionTvsMadAgentsAuditions Author:Zosia Mamet
“I guess working on 'Mad Men' turned me onto AMC and really got me watching the network, and so with that I got a good idea of the type of show they like to produce.” MenIdeasShowsProduceTypeMadGood IdeasMad Men Author:Eric Ladin
“Broadcasting for advertisers is still the best game in town, and they know it. Look, I admire a lot of the shows on cable. I think 'Mad Men' is wonderful. I think 'Breaking Bad' is wonderful. But let's remember they're about one-tenth the audience of NCIS.” ThinkingKnowsMenLooksStillsShowsRememberGamesAudienceWonderfulTownsMadAdmireCablesBroadcastingMad MenAdvertisers Author:Leslie Moonves
“I love 'The Killing', I love 'Homeland' and 'Mad Men', all those shows that lean into the tone of things.” MenShowsMadKillingToneHomelandMad Men Author:M. Night Shyamalan
“If you're a pitcher, and you're pitching and you strike me out and you start celebrating on the mound and showing me off, whenever I get a hit off you, I'm going to go and celebrate, and you shouldn't get mad. If you're a pitcher and strike me out and show me respect and you don't show me up, when I get a homer or a hit, I'm not going to show you up. That's what I believe.” IfsBelieveShowsI BelieveMadStrikesCelebrateShow MePitcherPitching Author:Bengie Molina
“What happens on “Mad Men” in terms of the acting and the writing and the directing, it’s superior. And yes, it has tremendous cache and buzz because it’s become iconic, but it also deserves all the kudos and the awards as well, because it’s a beautiful show to look at.” MenWritingWellsLooksShowsHappensBeautifulTermActingDeserveMadSuperiorsAwardsIconicBuzzMad MenCache Author:Kurt Sutter
“In describing one way of going mad, I shall try to show that there is a comprehensible transition from the sane schizoid way of being-in-the-world to a psychotic way of being-in-the-world.” WorldWayTryingShowsMadOne WayInsanityTransitionSaneDescribingPsychoticSchizoid Author:R. D. Laing