“I'm a right pain in the hole for my agent. I won't take certain parts if I think they're offensive or banal. For instance, I won't do a film if I think it's full of violence for violence's sake, or a television drama if I don't think it's intelligent writing.” IfsThinkingWritingPainFilmCertainViolenceTelevisionDramaIntelligentSakeHolesInstanceAgentsOffensiveTelevision Drama Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“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
“If you're ever making a television show, don't cast smart actors because they are just a pain in the ass. The moment you start to bullshit them you've lost them, so you have to either know what you're talking about or when you don't talk to them.” IfsKnowsMomentsShowsPainActorsLostTalkingTelevisionSmartCastsAssBullshitTelevision Shows Author:Ray McKinnon
“Masochists are people that have pleasure confused with pain. In a world that has television confused with entertainment, doritoes confused with food, and Dan Quayle confused with a national political leader, masochists are clearly less mixed-up than the rest of us.” PeopleWorldPainPoliticalPleasureLeaderTelevisionEntertainmentConfusedPolitical Leaders Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“The worst thing about this modern world is that people think you get killed on television with zero pain and zero blood. It must enter into kids' heads that it's not very messy to kill somebody, and it doesn't hurt that much. That's a real sickness to me. That's a real sick thing.” PeopleThinkingWorldRealKidsPainHurtBloodModernWorstTelevisionSickSicknessZeroWorst ThingsModern WorldMessy Book:David Lynch: Interviews Source: David Lynch: Interviews
“Working on television is therapeutic to me. When that camera comes on all negativity vanishes. I forget about the fight I had with my neighbor. I forget about the pain in my left foot. I forget about my dog dying. Performing, for me, is an emotional cure all.” PainFightingLeftForgetFeetDyingDogTelevisionEmotionalCamerasNeighborCuresPerformingNegativityMy DogTherapeuticDogs Dying Author:Todd Newton