“As a performer, I don't like to play the same thing over and over. I like to play it and let it go and move on. That's also why television hasn't really been something that I've done.” DonePlayMovingTelevisionPerformersLet It Go Author:Hilary Swank
“It would be wonderful to become what Oprah has become: she is in such a class of her own, as an entrepreneur, as a performer and an icon. The idea of building a series of programmes and choosing people that I think have talent to do them would be a very interesting idea. I would love to show that television can have soul, depth and range.” PeopleThinkingIdeasSoulShowsWould BeInterestingClassWonderfulTalentTelevisionBuildingEntrepreneurSeriesDepthRangePerformersVery InterestingIconsProgrammesInteresting Ideas Author:Charlie Rose
“Television's very much a writer's medium, as it probably should be, but if you're not the writer, then as the performer, you defer to that. It's just kind of how it's constructed. Is there some leeway? Yeah. But I also don't want to come across as a jerk.” IfsWantShouldKindTelevisionYeahMediumsPerformersJerk Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Television and movies just take so long. If you pitch a show or develop a project, it can be a year before your show even gets on the air, if it gets picked up. Just the concept of "I had this idea" and within a week it was in the world, that was a part of why it felt weirdly empowering as a performer.” IfsWorldYearsLongIdeasShowsFeltAirWeekTelevisionProjectsConceptsEmpoweringPerformers Author:Chris Hardwick
“There are those superstars who refuse to give anything of themselves to the public except what they see on-screen. In movies and on records, it's easy to insulate one's self from the public; that's why I think I wouldn't care to be a television performer, particularly in the States, where TV stardom is so intimate.” ThinkingGivingSelfStatesCareEasyRecordsTelevisionTvsRefuseScreensIntimatePerformersSuperstarStardom Author:George Harrison
“TV is such a success nowadays because it gives back in a way that features can't. If you go to a film, you only get two hours of great storytellers and performers, and you pay top dollar for that. If you're subscribing to premium channels and you're getting all of these amazing TV shows, and you're watching them as you want, where you want, when you want, on what you want, I think that is the "the golden era of TV" in what television shows are offering to audiences. We're giving them a lot more. It's quality.” IfsThinkingWayWantGivingTwoShowsFilmHoursPayQualityAudienceTelevisionTvsDollarsWhat You WantGoldenErasFeaturesPerformersOfferingTv ShowsStorytellerGiving BackTelevision ShowsPremium Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I've always felt kind of safe on stage, protected. I've talked to other performers about this and they feel the same things, particularly in the live arena. I never get nervous going on stage to do a play. Doing film or television I'll have more butterflies.” FeelsKindPlayFilmFeltStageTelevisionSafeNervousPerformersButterflyProtectedArena Author:Cillian Murphy
“And, for any performer, to be able to go deep into character is fantastic. In film you only get to do that if you're the leading character. But in television you get 18 hours to really test the audience and take them to the edge of how far they will go with this character. I can step over this line and I love that.” IfsI CanCharacterAbleFilmHoursLinesStepsAudienceTelevisionTestsEdgesFantasticPerformers Author:Cillian Murphy
“When I decided to pursue a career as a Muppet Performer when I was in college, it was my hope to be able to play a wide range of Muppet characters in all areas and genres of television and film.” PlayCharacterAbleFilmCareersTelevisionCollegeAreasDecidedWidePursueGenreRangePerformersMuppet Author:Stephanie D'Abruzzo