“I have no idea how to become successful in children's tv programming today other than to say that whereever you find that rare animal being pursued, insert yourself into its environment; get in the door in any position and work from within.” ChildrenIdeasTodayAnimalSuccessfulEnvironmentDoorsPositionTvsNo IdeaProgrammingPursuedBecoming SuccessfulInsert Author:William Jackson
“The "problem" is that Comic-Con is so damned successful. People who are there seem to have a wonderful time. The very size of it makes it exciting. Wherever you look, there's something exciting. The attendees are always looking around for a familiar face. It's either 'There's a movie star!' Or, 'There's a TV star!' Or, 'There's the guy who drew the Green Lantern!' It means so much to the fans. It makes them feel like they're where it's happening. It's like Woodstock.” PeopleFeelsLooksMeanProblemSeemsFacesGuyStarsSuccessfulWonderfulFansTvsHappeningsExcitingGreenSizeFamiliarComicSuccessful PeopleMovie StarLanternsWonderful TimesComic ConWoodstockGreen LanternFamiliar Faces Author:Stan Lee
“Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors; early demos by famous musicians. Focus on these early examples, not what they became over the next 20 years. Remember that what you're doing will constantly improve.” YearsFirstsShowsRememberNextActorsSuccessfulFocusExampleTvsMusicianVersionsPilotsTapeTv ShowsAuditionsDemosFamous MusicianFamous Actor Author:Derek Sivers
“When New Kids became really successful, I got a lot of offers to do parts in movies and TV shows, but I was really busy, so I pretty much turned everything down. But I always knew it was something that I would eventually put some energy into.” ShowsKidsEnergySuccessfulTvsOffersBusyTv Shows Author:Donnie Wahlberg
“It's often the case with successful TV shows that they kind of inadvertently live on past their prime. It's best to leave the audience wanting more.” KindShowsPastCasesAudienceSuccessfulTvsPrimeTv ShowsWanting More Author:Vince Gilligan
“When you look at the current state of reality TV, at least on the mainstream level, the shows that tend to be more successful have been around for a while. It's difficult today to show the audience something they haven't seen before, and I think that's what tends to be the secret to any great, big reality hit.” ThinkingLooksHas BeensStatesShowsBigsRealityTodayDifficultLevelsSecretAudienceSuccessfulHavensTvsCurrentsMainstreamReality Tv Author:Dan Cutforth
“One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quite the same as in the States where if the playwright here wants a successful TV or film career, they're whisked away by Hollywood.” IfsWantDifferentStatesFilmCareersSuccessfulTelevisionTvsHollywoodTheaterLondonPlaywrightFilm And Television Author:Colin Callender
“It's immoral to parent irresponsibly... And it doesn't help matters any when prime time tv, like "Murphy Brown", a character who is supposed to represent a successful career woman of today, mocks the importance of the father by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another "lifestyle choice." Marriage is probably the best anti-poverty program there is... Even though our cultural leaders in Hollywood, network TV, the national newspapers routinely jeer at [such values] I think most of us in this room know that some things are good, and other things are wrong.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenMatterCharacterHelpingTodayValuesChoicesFatherParentRoomsLeaderCareersPovertySuccessfulTvsCallingProgramHollywoodImportanceLifestyleNewspapersBrownPrimeImmoralMurphyCareer WomenSuccessful CareerPrime TimeLifestyle ChoicesMurphy Brown Author:Dan Quayle
“If you get on a TV show that's successful, odds are that you're playing the same character for as many years as the show is running, which can be its own blessing, but it can also be a curse because you're playing the same thing and that can be tiresome.” IfsYearsCharacterShowsRunningSuccessfulTvsBlessingCurseOddsTv ShowsTiresome Author:Sarah Paulson
“TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years.” IfsKnowsYearsCharacterBigsChoicesSuccessfulTvsGoes OnRelyCanvas Author:Doug Liman