“After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.” SchoolFilmStudyTelevisionDegreesLondonPostsGraduatesFilm And TelevisionEmbarkingSheffield Author:Nick Park
“I was 23, and I was in L.A. while on hiatus [as an understudy] from Biloxi Blues on Broadway. The guy that I'd been studying with had been fired for horsing around on stage with Matthew Broderick, and they were really anxious to get me back into the play. So I was in a great situation, and at the time, I definitely wasn't thinking about television” ThinkingPlayGuySituationStudyStageTelevisionAnxiousBroadwayMatthewHiatusUnderstudiesHorsing Around Author:David Lee
“For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children.” ChildrenImportantKidsSchoolStudyCuttingStreetsHavensDangerTelevisionSafeLibraryTemptationSafe PlacesNumbing Author:Scott Turow
“Attention deficit is no longer the supposed domain of Generation Y's who were brought up on a diet of social media and new technology. A recent study revealed 65 percent of 55-64 year olds surf, text and watch television simultaneously.” YearsSocialAttentionWatchesTechnologyStudyGenerationsMediaTelevisionPercentSocial MediaDietsDomainDeficitNew TechnologySurfGeneration Y Author:Kevin Kelly
“I don't really study television or how things do or don't change. So I don't know anything about that. I'm just a stupid actor.” KnowsActorsStudyStupidTelevisionDon't Change Author:Vincent Kartheiser
“Scientists who study brain-wave activity found that the longer one watches television, the more likely the brain will slip into "alpha" level: a slow, steady brain-wave pattern in which the mind is in its most receptive mode. It is noncoggnitive mode; i.e., information can be placed into the mind directly, without viewer participation.” MindFoundLevelsBrainWatchesStudyInformationTelevisionActivityScientistWavePatternsSteadySlipsParticipationViewersReceptiveAlphas Author:Jerry Mander