“The noise you hear after people see something you do - whether it's a TV show or a movie - that always makes you see that thing slightly differently. Without question. The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of. And test-screening a movie can be helpful too. But the part that can be dangerous is when you take those notes as gospel, instead of taking them with a grain of salt. The key is to use the response as one of the tools in your box, as opposed to using it to determine what you do.” PeopleUseShowsAbilityDangerousTelevisionTvsKeysAdvantageToolsTestsSeriesNotesResponseDetermineBoxesNoiseHelpfulSaltGrainTv ShowsAdjustmentScreeningGrain Of Salt Author:J. J. Abrams
“An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.” WayLittlesBookTurnsCultureNextWeekTelevisionBuildingConversationCome UpBoxesInventionFantasticHelpfulDevicesImprovingSplendidTurn OffNext WeekMarvellousRadiusRemote ControlBuilding Something Author:A. A. Gill
“The thing about being irresponsible is it's only cute till you are about twenty-two or so, then it becomes a liability. One day you wake up under a pizza box, the television blaring in your bedroom, the laundry piled up over what might be a bedside table, and you ask yourself: 'How did my life get like this? Why don't people like me? Didn't I have a cat and what is that smell?'” PeopleTwoMightAsksTelevisionOne DayCatWake UpTwentiesTablesBoxesSmellLike MeCuteBedroomPizzaIrresponsibleLaundryLiabilityTwenty Two Author:Donald Miller
“What do we think of sex on television? Frankly, I think it's a pain. For one thing, the cable box gets wedged into your back and gets real uncomfortable.” ThinkingRealPainSexOne ThingTelevisionBoxesUncomfortableCablesGet Real Author:Peter David
“When television killed comedy and love stories, the movie makers went in slugging. They offered the downbeat, the degenerate as competition. This seems to me to be a sad campaign for Hollywood to use to combat box office disaster.” StoriesUseSeemsComedyTelevisionOfficeHollywoodAnd LoveCompetitionBoxesCampaignsDisasterLove StoryMakersCombatDegeneratesBox Office Author:Joan Crawford
“Television is the box they buried entertainment in.” TelevisionBoxesEntertainmentBuried Author:Bob Hope
“I've never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying "Open!" was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me.” BigsRealizingDealsDoorsTelevisionBoxesScreensPointingBig DealGarage Author:Erma Bombeck
“Here's the thing about movies, all movies end up on television. That's their life. Whether you like it or not, I don't care how much money you spend on it, or how big or broad the film is, or who the actors are in it, eventually it's all coming out of the box.” EndsBigsCareFilmActorsTelevisionBoxesDon't CareI Don't CareBroadsComing OutYou Like It Author:Greg Kinnear
“When my brother was a child, he kept telling my mom he wanted to be in the box. She didn't get it - he was two or three years old and kept saying he wanted to be in the box. She finally realized he was talking about the television.” YearsChildrenTwoWantedThreeTalkingTelevisionBrotherMomBoxesMy MomMy BrotherThree YearsThree Year Olds Author:Aldis Hodge