“When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that.” CharacterTelevisionHeroConceptsSeriesExcitedLoad Author:Chris Lilley
“I love to watch those old movies on late-night television, particularly when a couple get up from a champagne dinner in a posh restaurant and the hero hands the waiter $3. But the best part is when he says, "Keep the change."” HandsNightWatchesModernTelevisionCoupleHeroLateDinnerGet UpRestaurantsModern LifeChampagneWaiterLate NightOld MoviePosh Author:Robert Orben
“My television teaches me that everything was wonderful in the Soviet Union. According to the programs I watch, the KGB and apparatchiks were angels, and the Stalin era was so festive that the heroes of the day must still be celebrated today.” StillsTodayWatchesTeachWonderfulTelevisionHeroAngelProgramUnionsErasSovietSoviet UnionFestiveKgb Author:Vladimir Sorokin
“On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids.” HandsKidsTelevisionHeroCallingPressesMovieVandals Author:Ken Thompson
“Television tells us only the things it wants to. It still feeds us heroes, it still offers villains. And even though we know better than to always trust it, we still watch.” KnowsWantStillsWatchesTelevisionHeroOffersVillain Author:Robert Redford
“It concerns me when I see a small child watching the hero shoot the villain on television. It is teaching the small child to believe that shooting people is heroic. The hero just did it and it was effective. It was acceptable and the hero was well thought of afterward. If enough of us find inner peace to affect the institution of television, the little child will see the hero transform the villain and bring him to a good life. He'll see the hero do something significant to serve fellow human beings. So little children will get the idea that if you want to be a hero you must help people.” PeopleIfsWantBelieveHumansWellsChildrenLittlesIdeasEnoughHelpingHuman BeingsTeachingTelevisionHeroConcernFellowsInstitutionsInner PeaceSignificantShootingGood LifeHeroicVillainAcceptableSmall Child Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words