“I always thought that television was the way to go in my goal to invade pop culture because it got to towns in which there were no bookstores. That's how I used to think of it: How do I reach kids who not only don't read but probably have no access to much in the way of books?” ThinkingWayBookKidsUsedCultureGoalTelevisionTownsPopsAccessPop CultureBookstores Author:Matt Groening
“Within the world of TV land, into which American life has been reduced as well as reproduced, the phenomenon of the talk show has emerged as a genre located somewhere on the spectrum between coffee klatch and town meeting, or perhaps between the psychiatrist's couch and the crowd scene at a bad accident.” WorldWellsHas BeensShowsLandTelevisionTvsSceneTownsMeetingsCrowdsAccidentsCoffeeGenrePhenomenonSpectrumCouchesPsychiatristAmerican LifeTalk Shows Book:The Rooster's Egg Source: The Rooster's Egg
“At first, we lived in very, very small places... with my mom cleaning houses and scrounging up just enough to keep us in town with a working car. She introduced me to my first agent, and I started with stand-in work, then eventually commercials and television guest-shots.” FirstsEnoughHouseCarTelevisionMomShotsTownsMy MomAgentsGuestsCleaningClean HouseSmall Places Author:Keith Coogan
“Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit town, do the show, and leave with this incredible energy behind you.” ShowsHappensEnergyBehindsCareersTelevisionShotsTownsIncrediblesFilmmakerBehind YouAdrenaline Author:Michael J. Bassett
“There wasn't even a movie theater in the town. Nothing. Not even any fast food chains of any kind. Regardless, I knew that I was going to leave and become an actor, and be in film and television, and I've done it.” KindDoneFilmActorsTelevisionTheaterTownsChainsFast FoodMovie TheaterFood ChainFilm And Television Author:Kristen Hager
“In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we'd go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father's televised service for 17 years.” YearsWantedNightFatherTelevisionMy FriendsTownsCamerasProductionsStudiosTeensEditingEdits Author:Joel Osteen
“The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, television, and armed force.” EarthPoliticalHumanityTurnsForceNatureLinesMoneyTelevisionDrugCapitalismGoldEssenceArmyTownsGreenLuxuryDesperateToxicTransformedCommodityBricksItemsMansionsArmed ForcesGreen EarthDemoralizedSlagLuxury Items Author:Michael Parenti
“The great thing about Los Angeles is that you can get so much money in this town by constantly failing. You can get a lot of television deals that don't go anywhere, but you still get paid.” StillsDealsFailingTelevisionPaidTownsGreat ThingsLos Angeles Author:Daniel Tosh
“I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young, every band that came through town, to the theater, or the dance hall. I was at every dance, every night club, listened to every band that came through, because in those days we didn't have MTV, we didn't have television.” PeopleYoungNightTelevisionBandTheaterTownsInspiredClubsHallsEvery NightMtvNight Club Author:Quincy Jones