“I work from a deep sense of insecurity. I have the belief, and I can't shake it, that there are endless reasons to turn the channel. There are hundreds of channels and entirely other things to do besides TV. And if you make a bad television show there's no reason for the audience to come back the following week.” IfsI CanReasonShowsTurnsBeliefAudienceWeekTelevisionTvsFollowingEndlessThings To DoShakesInsecurityNo ReasonTelevision Shows Author:Chuck Lorre
“RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.” WayBelieveValuesTurnsChallengesAudienceFiguresPossibilityInspireWillingUniqueCompellingInspire OthersPossibility Of Change Author:Frances O'Grady
“When I did TV shows and movies, the studios did demographic research. They were shocked to find that my audience isn't just men who are too drunk to turn off the TV after football. It's women, too. I don't know exactly why, other than that I've tried to remain true to myself for all these years. I have gone through a lot, and I've been open about it. Maybe they look at me and can see how you can grow up, have children, continue to be sexy, get married and divorced and, though you grew up poor, live the American dream. I'm very blessed. I'm happy for it all.” KnowsMenYearsLooksChildrenShowsDreamTurnsGrowsPoorAudienceGoneGrowing UpFootballTvsGrewMarriedGrew UpResearchBlessedStudiosSexyDrunkAmerican DreamTv ShowsShockedLook At MeDivorcedDemographicsTurn OffTrue To Myself Author:Pamela Anderson
“Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story can take a left turn on you, it's easy to do, but it has to be done very, very carefully, or else you risk losing the audience's trust.” ThinkingIdeasHardDoneStoriesTurnsLeftEasyAudienceRiskLosingTwistsTurn-on Author:Damon Lindelof
“I take no pleasure in the fact that the scientific predictions I’ve relayed to popular audiences turn out to be true.” FactsTurnsPleasureAudienceBeing TruePredictionsGore Author:Al Gore
“I don't like losing the words, as you have to, when I'm asked to turn a play into a movie. It's not a matter of ego . . . I'm just better able to create the character for an audience through words rather than through actions.” MatterPlayCharacterAbleActionTurnsAudienceEgoLosing Author:Neil Simon
“If you lead with the anger, it will turn off the audience. And what I want is the audience to engage with the material and to listen and then to ask questions. I think that 'Ruined' was very successful at doing that.” IfsThinkingWantTurnsAsksAudienceSuccessfulMaterialsRuinedTurn Off Author:Lynn Nottage
“I don't think you can shock an audience anymore. Me cutting my head off is a great illusion, but when you turn on CNN and there's a guy really getting his head cut off, it does dilute what I did.” ThinkingDoeGuyTurnsAudienceCuttingIllusionShockTurn-onCnn Author:Alice Cooper
“When people realize that in the long run you may be turning off the audiences more, even though they will look temporarily--in the end they turn away, we really need to develop other metaphors and not talk about two sides, but talk about all sides.” PeopleNeedsLooksMayLongTwoEndsRunningTurnsSidesRealizingAudienceMetaphorLong RunsTwo Sides Author:Deborah Tannen