“There's something about the impact of a big screen that means something to me, even though I realize almost every film is fated to be seen for a year in theaters, and then forever after on television.” YearsMeanBigsFilmRealizingForeverTelevisionTheaterImpactScreensEver AfterBig Screen Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television.” MadeTodayAmericaSongLostVoiceForeverPiecesStyleTelevisionIndustryEntertainmentPopsSingersLegacyGiantsSmoothTimelessCasualEntertainment Industry Author:Neil Portnow
“I never stopped feeling abject terror until I got on television and went on a national ad campaign and realized, "I will be able to feed my children. I have somehow averted the destiny that awaited me, which is endless, crippling debt forever."” ChildrenFeelingsAbleDestinyForeverTelevisionTerrorDebtCampaignsEndlessMy ChildrenAds Author:John Hodgman
“We cannot spare our children the influence of harmful values by turning off the television any more than we can keep them home forever or revamp the world before they get there. Merely keeping them in the dark is no protection and, in fact, can make them vulnerable and immature.” WorldChildrenFactsHomeValuesDarkForeverInfluenceTelevisionOur ChildrenProtectionVulnerableSparesImmature Author:Polly Berrien Berends
“I guess because theater's so ephemeral and it's gone. You make this nightly contract with the audience and you redraw that contract for the next night, whereas film and television, it's forever. I suppose it's always about adopting personas, never about being yourself. I think they call it a "shy man's revenge."” ThinkingMenFilmNightNextAudienceGoneForeverTelevisionTheaterRevengeBeing YourselfShyContractsPersonaEphemeralAdoptingFilm And Television Author:Cillian Murphy
“One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we'll have her forever.” ForeverMankindTelevisionLaughterBallsThanksGreatest Gifts Author:Bob Hope