“Live theatre provides a rush you can't get in film or television. But it is the TV and film work that offers the leisure to go off and do a play.” PlayFilmTelevisionTvsOffersTheatreLeisureLive Theatre Author:Raymond Cruz
“I have a lot of regrets, of course I do. I should have taken that part; I should have maybe married that one, I don't know, but I didn't. So I am what I am and I'm pretty confident that I can break in. I think what I have to offer on film and on television is honest.” ThinkingKnowsShouldI CanFilmCoursesBreakTakenHonestTelevisionRegretOffersMarriedShould HaveBeing MarriedI Am What I Am Author:Courtney Love
“Sometimes I think some of my fellow novelists who have not worked in television and film are very naive about this process. They get an offer and there's the dump truck full of money and they sign it, they cash the check and then they're not involved in the series. They may get invited to the premiere and they come out of the premiere looking like all of their children had just been gassed, with a stunned look on their face because everything has been changed.” ThinkingLooksMayChildrenHas BeensSometimesFilmFacesProcessChangedTelevisionInvolvedOffersFellowsSeriesChecksNovelistsCashInvitedNaiveTruckDumpStunnedPremieres Author:George R. R. Martin
“If all our political and intellectual elite offers by way of a national culture is "pop music, gambling, fashionable clothes or television," then we can neither mount a convincing intellectual defense against our enemies, nor hope to integrate intelligent, inquiring, and unfulfilled Muslim youths young men principally, of course to our way of life.” IfsMenWayYoungPoliticalCultureCoursesEnemyYouthTelevisionOffersClothesIntellectualIntelligentPopsDefenseYoung ManGamblingElitesConvincingFashionablePop MusicIntegratingInquiringNational CultureFashionable Clothes Author:Anthony Daniels
“The Cheers writers were the finest in television. But I felt like I was repeating myself; it bothered me a little bit. And I was getting movie offers, which made people think, "Oh, she's so snooty. She thinks she's going to do movies."” PeopleThinkingLittlesMadeFeltBitsTelevisionOffersLittle BitCheerFinestBothered Author:Shelley Long
“Television thus illustrates the mixed blessings of technological change in American society. It is a new medium, promising extraordinary benefits: great educational potential, a broadening of experience, enrichment of daily life, entertainment for all. But it teaches children the uses of violence, offers material consumption as the answer to life's problems, sells harmful products, habituates viewers to constant stimulation, and undermines family interaction and other forms of learning such as play and reading.” ChildrenPlayUseProblemFormReadingAnswersTeachViolenceTelevisionMaterialsProductsBlessingOffersBenefitsSellsConstantExtraordinaryEntertainmentEducationalMediumsDaily LifeInteractionConsumptionTechnologicalViewersStimulationAmerican SocietyGreat EducationalEnrichmentTechnological ChangeAnswers To Life Author:Kenneth Keniston
“What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.” ArtPoliticalMediaTelevisionOffersMassForgottenEntertainmentDishesReplacedConsumedMass MediaNew MediaMass Consumption Author:W. H. Auden
“They [parents] can help the children work out schedules for homework, play, and television that minimize the conflicts involved inwhat to do first. They can offer moral support and encouragement to persist, to try again, to struggle for understanding and mastery. And they can share a child's pleasure in mastery and accomplishment. But they must not do the job for the children.” TryingFirstsChildrenPlayHelpingJobsParentUnderstandingPleasureMoralSupportStruggleShareTelevisionInvolvedOffersConflictEncouragementWork OutAccomplishmentMasteryPersistSchedulesHomeworkTry AgainSupport And EncouragementMoral Support Author:Dorothy H Cohen
“The nomadic lifestyle does work for a lot of working parents, but I've traveled and I've seen it, and I want to be able to go home at night and see my daughter. I want to be there for her first day of school and her school recital. Honestly, television is what offers me that.” WantFirstsDoeHomeAbleSchoolNightParentTelevisionOffersDaughterHonestlyLifestyleMy DaughterTraveledNomadicFirst Day Of SchoolRecitalsWorking Parents Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“I started to watch Damages and all of these amazing, female-driven shows, and it was something that was always in the back of my mind. Then, once I had my daughter, I realized that I was done living the romantic lifestyle, and nothing offers that more than television.” MindDoneShowsWatchesTelevisionOffersDaughterFemaleDrivenI RealizedLifestyleDamageMy DaughterOf My Mind Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“For stand-up comedians that go onstage and get to write and perform and direct, and do all these things, the allure of a television show is still there but if it doesn't offer a level of creative fulfillment, it's oddly unappealing.” IfsWritingStillsShowsLevelsCreativeTelevisionOffersDirectComedianFulfillmentTelevision ShowsAllureStand Up Comedian Author:Jim Gaffigan
“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
“Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not.” PeopleDoeFilmCareersComedyTelevisionDramaOffersAvenues Author:John Hodgman
“I'm just not interested in daytime television, which is something you should remember the next time somebody offers you a daytime talk show.” ShouldShowsRememberNextTelevisionOffersNot InterestedNext TimeTalk ShowsDaytime Author:Greg Behrendt
“We live in an era where each of us has a massive catalog of film and television available through the internet at the swipe of a finger. To get folks out of their homes for a piece of art or entertainment, I think you need to offer something they can't get on Netflix or Amazon.” ThinkingNeedsArtHomeFilmPiecesTelevisionInternetOffersFingersFolksEntertainmentAvailableErasMassiveAmazonNetflixFilm And Television Author:Nick Blaemire
“When I said on national television I still struggle, a reparative therapist called me and said if you'll come into therapy with me I can cure you of your temptations and attractions 100 percent. And then there are the offers of using homosexual pornography within the therapeutic process to help people understand why they're struggling.” PeopleIfsSaidStillsI CanHelpingProcessStruggleTelevisionOffersPercentAttractionCuresTemptationTherapyHomosexualPornographyTherapistsTherapeutic Author:Alan Chambers