“Broadcasting for advertisers is still the best game in town, and they know it. Look, I admire a lot of the shows on cable. I think 'Mad Men' is wonderful. I think 'Breaking Bad' is wonderful. But let's remember they're about one-tenth the audience of NCIS.” ThinkingKnowsMenLooksStillsShowsRememberGamesAudienceWonderfulTownsMadAdmireCablesBroadcastingMad MenAdvertisers Author:Leslie Moonves
“When I was younger, I wanted to own a circus and create this bizarre revue that went from town to town. And, I was interested in set design and doing theater. And then, I was painting for a while. It was all circling around creating an intense experience for an audience of one, or an audience of many.” WantedAudienceDesignPaintingCreatingTheaterTownsIntenseBizarreCircusAudience Of One Author:Neil Burger
“My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left that scene. Then I see all these people around my same age or between 17 and 25 that were making music themselves in their own town. They weren't just singing, but creating. I see them putting out this music where there are tons of women involved in the scene and involved in the bands.” PeopleKindAgeLeftVisionAudienceRocksInvolvedSceneBandCreatingSingingTownsPunkPunk Rock Author:Kathleen Hanna
“My major contribution to the format was to suggest that I be able to step out of the plot and speak directly to the audience, and then be able to go right back into the action. That was an original idea of mine; I know it was because I originally stole it from Thornton Wilder's play Our Town.” KnowsIdeasPlayAbleActionSpeakStepsAudienceMinesMajorsTownsOriginalsContributionPlotFormatOriginal IdeasWilderOur Town Book:Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
“When you're touring and if you go to a party, there's automatically a celebrity-audience distance. It follows you around, especially when you're on the road in small towns. Any time there is awe, it gets very difficult to be normal, to be yourself. But I'm not saying that that's what made me the way I am. I've probably always been distant.” IfsWayMadeDifficultPartyAudienceNormalTownsDistanceBeing YourselfAweSmall TownTouring Author:Steve Martin
“The street in the center of town was Butts road. I stole the sign and told the audience, this must be where the assholes live. I also had a Neighborhood Crime Watch - it takes about 20 seconds to break into a house but it took me an hour to unbolt this sign.” HouseHoursWatchesBreakAudienceStreetsCrimeTownsNeighborhoodSeconds Author:Carrot Top
“One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion. After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience. We kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn't exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.” MindFirstsWellsKindMadeNightBreakAudienceBandSpringTownsCustomersEastConclusionTexasCatastropheCurtainsGigsLoadedCokeLegendaryEast Texas Author:Billy Gibbons
“I played Thersites and I remember we were also doing some places out of town before starting our run at The Old Vic in London and we were at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford and I walked on stage and I've got an opening speech that begins: "Agamemnon, how if he had boils?" And I went on and said: "Agamemnon..." And a woman in the front row just went 'tut'. I thought: "I've only done four syllables, give us a chance!" I got one word out and the audience were already tutting. It was worse than any heckle I ever had doing comedy. So, I'll stick to gnomes.” IfsGivingSaidDoneRunningRememberChanceAudienceComedyFourStageFrontsSpeechTownsSticksStartingLondonTheatreOpeningOne WordSyllablesGnomeAgamemnonGive Us A Chance Author:Matt Lucas
“My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population.” PlayFilmCitiesClassAudienceMiddleTownsPopulationEducatedMiddle ClassSmall TownBengaliDelhiBombayMadras Book:Satyajit Ray: Interviews Source: Satyajit Ray: Interviews
“I liked working in a series, going to work every day and not having to leave town for long locations. I was producing them and building an audience.” LongAudienceBuildingTownsSeriesLocationGoing To Work Author:Robert Wagner
“I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream and accomplish some of your goals, but I would never want to do a show where I am preaching to anyone because I do not like being preached at. I want to learn right along with my audience and every show will be a collaborative effort. I am so thankful to Debra Lee and everyone at the BET Network for providing me with this unique opportunity and platform.” KnowsWantShowsDreamOpportunityGoalPoorEffortAudienceUniqueAreasTownsAccomplishChicagoPlatformsProvidingPreachingUnique OpportunitiesCollaborative Effort Author:Keke Palmer