“One of the tricky things about running a TV show is that you just never know how good the guest stars you cast on a weekly basis, how good they're going to be in the episode. Sometimes they surprise you in good ways and sometimes they surprise you in disappointing ways.” KnowsWaySometimesShowsRunningStarsKnow HowTvsBasesSurpriseCastsGuestsEpisodesTv ShowsTrickyGood WayDisappointingGuest Stars Author:Shawn Ryan
“When you're a guest star on TV shows - particularly in the 1960s - you're always the villain.” ShowsStarsTvsVillainGuestsTv Shows1960sGuest Stars Author:Robert Vaughn
“You know, what 'New Girl' is doing is they're bringing in really cool people. These are home-run people who aren't your typical guest-star-type people.” PeopleKnowsHomeRunningGirlStarsTypeGuestsTypicalReally CoolHome RunCool PeopleGuest StarsNew Girl Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I think being a guest star on an ongoing TV show can be a nightmare, and I've done it a lot. You're walking into this family who's very comfortable where they are, and you have to jump on the train and be artificially comfortable. That's a very hard thing to do.” ThinkingHardDoneShowsStarsTvsWalkingComfortableTrainThings To DoNightmareGuestsTv ShowsOngoingHard ThingsGuest Stars Author:Janel Moloney
“When you guest-star, you're usually at the center of the dramatic arc, so that's fun.” FunStarsDramaticGuestsArcsGuest Stars Author:Bellamy Young
“It's different as a guest as opposed to being a star of a series. A guest star is a whole different responsibility. It's much different than being a regular. You come in, and it's a lot of unfamiliar faces, and you want to try to fit in as best you can, but also you want to stay there without making waves.” WantTryingDifferentWholeFacesStarsResponsibilityFitSeriesWaveGuestsUnfamiliarGuest Stars Author:Donnie Wahlberg
“I can't even tell you how many different shows I would love to guest star on because there's just too many.” I CanDifferentShowsStarsGuestsGuest Stars Author:Brian Dietzen
“I do a happy dance even when I get a guest-star role.” StarsRolesGuestsGuest Stars Author:Robert Knepper
“Earlier this month the State Department gave the umpteenth performance of its popular play, Please Tread on Me, with Ceylon as guest star, and the usual cast.” StatesPlayGovernmentStarsMonthsPleasePerformancesCastsDepartmentUsualGuestsGuest Stars Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
“Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute acting performance.” WantCareStarsPayActingMinutesPerformancesGuestsNinetySponsorsGuest Stars Author:Barbara Stanwyck
“I've done so many television pilots. I've done eleven I think and I've never had one get picked up. There was never one that I was a guest star on. It's just fascinating, but I don't think it would be fun to be recognized all the time.” ThinkingDoneWould BeFunStarsTelevisionFascinatingPilotsGuestsElevenGuest Stars Author:Missi Pyle
“For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.” WantMadeFactsShowsStarsTelevisionGuestsTelevision ShowsGuest Stars Author:Dave Chappelle
“I grew up on the sets of Bonanza and most of my (childhood) memory is (on the set of) Little House. I was actually an assistant cameraman on Highway to Heaven. So, I observed my father working for many years. He was a very giving person. I really respected the way he ran his sets. He never treated anyone differently - whether you were the guest star of the show or the grip. Everybody was treated with respect.” WayGivingYearsLittlesPersonsShowsFatherHouseHeavenStarsMemoriesChildhoodGrewGrew UpTreatedRanGuestsHighwaysAssistantsChildhood MemoriesCameramanGuest Stars Author:Michael Landon, Jr.
“Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them - Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.” NamesStarsGraceDoorsListsRidiculousFakeGuestsSoapTaboo Author:Boy George