“Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.” MadeTodayWonderfulTelevisionMade ItClassicWonderful LifeIt's A Wonderful Life Author:Leonard Maltin
“Some of the most interesting questions needing to be asked today can best be asked on television, or on stage, and they can be wonderful, great dramas, but they won't necessarily be blockbusters.” TodayInterestingWonderfulStageTelevisionDramaMost InterestingBlockbuster Author:Julie Walters
“Everything has been homogenized. Over time, with television and jet travel, everybody has blended together. Some of our wonderful charm has been lost.” Has BeensTogetherLostWonderfulTelevisionCharmJet Author:Bruce Paltrow
“Sunday night was such a big night for television when I was growing up - you know, The Wonderful World of Disney.” KnowsWorldBigsNightGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulTelevisionSundayWonderful WorldSunday Night Author:Scott Bakula
“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
“The idea of being in a television series is a wonderful one to be considered, but you want to make sure it's the right thing for you because if you are fortunate enough to have something go for a long term, you want to make sure that it's something that you really want to be spending a bulk of your time on.” IfsWantLongIdeasEnoughTermWonderfulTelevisionSeriesSpendingFortunateLong TermRight Thing Author:Stephen Lang
“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
“I certainly don't feel there's a distinction to be made between a television and a film actor. I think there's a distinction between great actors and not so great actors. But I really think if you watch a person working in television give a wonderful performance, that person is f - ing great, because there is no time.” IfsThinkingGivingFeelsPersonsMadeFilmActorsWatchesWonderfulTelevisionPerformancesDistinctionGreat ActorsFilm Actors Author:David Oyelowo
“I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television shows that I've become obsessed with. I just think that it's opened up so much, to be such an interesting and creative medium, and so many wonderful directors and actors are moving to television because it is a great medium for telling stories and for creating a character over a long period of time.” ThinkingLongCharacterStoriesShowsMovingActorsInterestingHalfWatchesCreativeWonderfulTelevisionPeriodsDirectorsCreatingIncrediblesStorytellingMediumsObsessedTelevision ShowsTelling StoriesLong Periods Of TimeInteresting Places Author:Elijah Wood
“The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.” WonderfulEventsTelevisionImpactCurrentsWonderful ThingsCurrent Events Author:Will McDonough
“I'm blessed and proud and privileged to have played two wonderful characters on television.” TwoCharacterWonderfulTelevisionProudBlessedPrivileged Author:Colin Cunningham
“My first memoir, 'Home,' was about my childhood, early training and formative years in the Theater, i am so pleased that my good friends at the Hachette Book Group have encouraged me to share the next phase of my life, beginning with my arrival in Hollywood and the wonderful movies and television programs I was asked to be a part of.” LifeYearsFirstsBookHomeNextWonderfulGroupsShareChildhoodTelevisionTrainingProgramHollywoodTheaterMemoirPhasesGood FriendArrivalsFormative Years Author:Julie Andrews
“You used to have to make a choice. Is it a serialized television show, or is it a stand-alone or procedural? We were wildly influenced by The X-Files. Even when we created Fringe, it was the same thing. It's the gold standard of all gold standards, in genre television, and it was so wonderful because you felt so much for those characters.” CharacterShowsUsedChoicesFeltWonderfulTelevisionStandardsGoldGenreFilesFringeTelevision ShowsStand AloneX FilesGold Standard Author:Alex Kurtzman
“No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend. I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.” BookRealPlayFacesTurnsNamesForgetRoomsCasesSawsWonderfulConditionsTelevisionGladEveningExceptionNever ForgetCurtainsAdverse Author:Groucho Marx
“I had no idea what effect something blockbustering would have. To me, it was just a job that I was trying to do the best I could. We had shot the first five shows before it went on the air. Then, it was this firecracker hit, and people were recognizing me, so it was just nuts. It was overwhelming, insane, wonderful and scary all at the same time. It's really peculiar that people see you on television and then think they have a personal relationship with you. So, they want to touch you, and grab you, and sit down and have lunch with you. It's strange, and you never get used to that.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingFirstsIdeasShowsJobsUsedFiveWonderfulAirEffectsTelevisionStrangeShotsDown AndScaryInsaneNo IdeaLunchOverwhelmingPeculiarNutsRecognizingDo The BestPersonal RelationshipsFirecracker Author:Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
“The International Criminal Court, like most international institutions, is a wonderful idea. A noble idea. All it needs to work is planetary government, worldwide democracy and the triumph of reason over tribal loyalties, political doctrines and individual ambition. In other words, it requires that we all live in the world described by the "Star Trek" television shows.” WorldNeedsIdeasReasonShowsGovernmentPoliticalIndividualStarsDemocracyWonderfulTelevisionAmbitionInstitutionsCourtInternationalNobleCriminalsLoyaltyDoctrineTriumphTelevision Shows Author:James Lileks
“The public, obviously, they takes things in a very simplest fashion and so they should. That's why we have such wonderful television.” ShouldWonderfulFashionTelevisionSimplest Author:David Bowie
“We try to use obvious Canadian touches whenever we can, and I'm really proud of the way we use Vancouver for its production value. Nobody is pretending that we're not shooting in Canada, which is really important to me. The other wonderful thing is that ABC has bought us, but they air us after CTV has had the full season air on Canadian television. That's another thing that I think is really a nod towards the importance of us acknowledging our own industry.” ThinkingWayTryingImportantUseValuesWonderfulAirTelevisionIndustryProudSeasonsImportanceProductionsObviousShootingCanadaPretendingWonderful ThingsVancouver Author:Kristin Lehman