“One of the tricky things about running a TV show is that you just never know how good the guest stars you cast on a weekly basis, how good they're going to be in the episode. Sometimes they surprise you in good ways and sometimes they surprise you in disappointing ways.” KnowsWaySometimesShowsRunningStarsKnow HowTvsBasesSurpriseCastsGuestsEpisodesTv ShowsTrickyGood WayDisappointingGuest Stars Author:Shawn Ryan
“Sometimes when I watch a TV season, your favorite shows die quickly. And then sometimes it's not your favorite, and they live on for 12 years.” YearsSometimesShowsDiesWatchesTvsSeasonsYour Favorite Author:David Spade
“I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting "Heaven" it was truly guerrilla film-making.” NeedsSometimesFilmFightingEnergyHeavenTvsSceneIntenseShootingGuerrillasGuerrilla Warfare Author:Karl Urban
“Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.” PeopleIfsSometimesAbleSchoolFacesAttentionTvsLike YouHigh SchoolNegativePocketsYour Face Author:Charlotte Arnold
“Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort.” WayWantShouldKindPersonsArtBookSometimesJobsReadingAsksLiteratureEasyCan DoChallengesSimpleEffortTvsDirectWhat You WantAll KindsPassiveObscureInteractive Author:Jeanette Winterson
“In film, you get to take your time and make it right. In TV, it's all about the schedule. The train is moving and you sometimes just don't have time to make things right, which is painful 'cause you know it could be done better and you just have no choice.” KnowsSometimesDoneFilmMovingChoicesCausesTvsTrainPainfulSchedulesTake Your TimeMake Things Right Author:Seth Gordon
“I don't watch reality TV much, but sometimes I'll be on the E! channel and see that show "Total Divas", about female wrestlers. It's like, fake tits are de rigueur. Nose jobs are de rigueur. Exaggerated asses are de rigueur. Twerking is de rigueur.” SometimesShowsRealityJobsWatchesTvsFemaleAssNosesFakeExaggeratedReality TvWrestlerTwerking Author:Courtney Love
“Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.” SometimesShowsTvsTv ShowsFrustrating Author:Tom Ellis
“I like to be on TV when interviewers are good. I like it especially when it's live. When they can cut things, I don't like it as much. Sometimes they cut something and say, "Well, you would get in trouble, you would get a lawsuit." I tell them, "Well, I don't want my lawyers to be unemployed."” WantWellsSometimesCuttingTroubleTvsLawyerUnemployedLawsuitInterviewers Author:Karl Lagerfeld
“You can, after all, reduce the reasons for watching TV to but two: to be lulled, and to be stimulated. Some people do one sometimes, the other sometimes. Some people do all of one or all of the other.” PeopleTwoSometimesReasonTvsWatching Tv Book:Cavett Source: Cavett
“It's hard not to get down on the government when you see dysfunction play out on our TVs every day. Frankly, sometimes at every level of government.” SometimesHardPlayGovernmentLevelsTvsDysfunction Author:Chuck Todd
“I watch a lot of TV, but I find that recently it's largely oddball stuff. Scripted stuff sometimes feels like homework, like I'm scoping out the competition or something.” FeelsSometimesStuffWatchesTvsCompetitionHomeworkOddballs Author:Jane Espenson
“The videos are sometimes the only way for people across the country and different places to see and hear the music. They may not get the same radio stations or they don't get the same TV channels, they don't have the same MTV that plays the same music. People will use to the Internet and that's why YouTube and stuff like that is so important.” PeopleWayMayImportantDifferentCountrySometimesPlayUseStuffTvsInternetRadioVideoStationsYoutubeDifferent PlaceMtvRadio Stations Author:Kid Ink
“I like to go out, but sometimes it's nice to stay cozy at home, watching movies or TV, especially early in the week.” SometimesHomeNiceWeekTvsCozyCozy Home Author:Charlotte Ronson
“It`s the nature of cable news that we [TV hosts] do a lot of clipping and quoting of other broadcasts and outlets, sometimes to make a narrative point, sometimes to make a political one, and sometimes just to make a joke.” SometimesPoliticalTvsNewsJokesNarrativeHostOutletsCablesQuotingCable News Author:Chris Hayes
“Sometimes you have to kind of keep proving that you're improvising. That's the game, or the goal, of long-form TV improv, is that you have to kind of keep reminding and showing people that you're improvising, because they won't believe you really.” PeopleBelieveKindLongSometimesFormGamesGoalTvsProveRemindingImprovising Author:Amy Poehler
“Sometimes you can do certain things on stage, or even in a TV series, and people see the look on your face and they know what you mean, so you can get away with certain things. But if you can't create that look on an animated character, which is essentially a puppet, the line will hit the audience in a very bad way.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayLooksMeanSometimesCharacterFacesCertainCan DoLinesAudienceStageTvsSeriesGet AwayYour FaceAnimatedPuppetsTv Series Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“Commercials and sometimes other guests - it's the down side of TV. Other people - it's the downside of life in general.” PeopleSometimesSidesTvsGuests Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I forget sometimes that Im in the HBO stable because I am such a fan of so much of their programming. Like, The Wire is my favorite TV show of all time.” SometimesShowsForgetFansTvsMy FavoriteAll TimeProgrammingStableTv ShowsWireHboFavorite Tv Shows Author:John Gallagher, Jr.
“As a viewer of TV shows, I always like shows more when I just feel like the people in charge have a plan. You can just tell sometimes, 'Oh, there's a plan there. They have an idea for how this is going to unfold.'” PeopleFeelsIdeasSometimesShowsPlansTvsTv ShowsViewers Author:Michael Schur
“Storytelling is all about using the imagination, for me at least it is. That's why I'm bored sometimes to see movies. I'm bored to see TV. I never see TV. I see news sometimes. I'm sorry to say, I work in this business and I love working in it, but I haven't seen a movie in so many years.” YearsSometimesImaginationHavensTvsNewsSorryStorytellingBoredI'm Sorry Author:Peter Stormare
“Think about every time you've seen someone being objectified, abused, enslaved. We see it constantly on the TV, in magazines, on the Internet. We've become numb, so we do nothing. The accumulation of passivity might make reading about that exploitation uncomfortable. And sometimes when I'm writing, I think of it like this: "People seem to like garbage, so here is what garbage smells like..."” PeopleThinkingWritingSometimesSeemsMightReadingTvsInternetSmellMagazinesUncomfortableExploitationGarbageAccumulationNumbPassivity Author:Ottessa Moshfegh
“The best language is always found in books because it's considered. It's a high language. Sometimes, it is complex and difficult. It's empowering and offers a way to speak about yourself that you don't have if all you are doing is reading the newspaper and watching TV.” IfsWayBookSometimesReadingFoundSpeakLanguageDifficultTvsOffersComplexesNewspapersEmpoweringAbout YourselfWatching Tv Author:Jeanette Winterson
“I'm always feeling like I don't belong, no matter where I am. So I'm just searching for a family nonstop, and sometimes I find it in the mosh pit, sometimes I find it when I'm doing some French TV show with the president's wife.” SometimesMatterShowsFeelingsPresidentWifeTvsTv ShowsPits Author:James Hetfield
“I do save a lot. I'm a reality TV star but at the end of the day I know you have to save. With my career it can sometimes be over in an instant and that's why I've always saved.” KnowsEndsSometimesRealityStarsCareersTvsSavedInstantThe End Of The DayReality Tv Author:Amy Childs
“Sometimes playing TV can be really nerve-wracking, and I think I tend to handle that by trying to look at my band-mates as frequently as possible and ignore everything else.” ThinkingTryingLooksSometimesTvsBandHandleNervesMates Author:Keith Murray
“Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the freedom each one has. Sometimes, you can do something for TV that you can't do in the cinema.” WantKindSometimesNextEnjoyCan DoTvsCrossesMediumsCinemaCan Do Something Author:Takashi Miike
“I sometimes hear people say women don't want to direct studio films, but I do. I want to direct big films, little films, TV. I want to do it all.” PeopleWantLittlesSometimesBigsFilmTvsDirectStudios Author:Jen McGowan
“I'm not disciplined in terms of scheduling. I work best late at night, but I can't do that when I'm on a TV show - our hours are roughly 10-6:30, so I have to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. So I'll sometimes write fiction for an hour or two in the evenings, or several hours on the weekend afternoons - unless I'm actively writing a script for the show I'm working on, in which case there's no time to write fiction at all.” WritingI CanTwoSometimesShowsNightTermHoursSleepFictionCasesTvsLateScriptsEveningReasonableAfternoonWeekendTv ShowsGoing To SleepScheduling Author:Nick Antosca
“I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won't let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.” IdeasSometimesMightGirlForceCareersTvsComfortMy FamilyBusyZoneLos AngelesComfort ZoneReluctanceLetting You GoAntipathyLakers Author:Richard E. Robbins
“The TV is often on in our house, but I really only keep up with three shows: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family' and 'The Walking Dead.' Sometimes I'll sip red wine - it's a nice way to slow down and relax.” WaySometimesShowsThreeHouseNiceModernTvsWalkingRedDown AndWineRelaxIdolsSlow DownAmerican IdolRed WineWalking DeadModern Family Author:Carrie Underwood
“I've always loved being at the eye of the storm creatively with people that I find exciting and glamorous. So sometimes I got sidetracked in my career and maybe I would have done more TV or film.” PeopleSometimesDoneEyeFilmCareersTvsExcitingStormGlamorousEye Of The Storm Author:Sandra Bernhard
“A lot of the challenge with TV, as opposed to making movies, is that you have to leave room for the characters in the story to tell themselves. Sometimes you don't know where a character is going to go and what's going to happen to them until you've seen the actor take that part and make it their own.” KnowsSometimesCharacterStoriesHappensActorsChallengesRoomsTvs Author:Bruno Heller
“The comic book, and I've said it before, is a treasure trove. It's a grab bag. We certainly have characters and story lines that we really want to do - but to get there in a TV series, you have to take your time. Sometimes you can't get right to it. They're two different mediums. So we make it our own and really own the material. I like to think of it as an alternate universe.” ThinkingWantSaidTwoBookDifferentSometimesCharacterStoriesUniverseLinesMaterialsTvsSeriesTreasureMediumsComicBagsComic BookTv SeriesTake Your Time Author:Glen Mazzara
“Sometimes directors get hired into TV shows, and it's so formulaic and they're a slave to whatever everybody wants them to do. But everyone came in with their own style, and it blended together with the Helix style that was set, and at the same time, they're bringing their own ideas and their own input. It was really fun working with all of them.” WantIdeasSometimesShowsTogetherFunStyleTvsDirectorsSlaveTv ShowsInput Author:Kyra Zagorsky
“I hear the headlines on the radio, see them on TV and read them in the paper. When I hear from the men out there, I sometimes don't believe they are talking about the same situation.” MenBelieveSometimesTalkingSituationHe ManTvsPaperDon't BelieveRadioHeadlines Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I do think sometimes when scrolling through the TV and there's something on and I look at it and I think oh, my god. I thought I was fat? What is my problem?” ThinkingLooksSometimesProblemTvsFatsScrolling Author:Meryl Streep
“I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and watch Friends on TV. I take my dog to the office there, and I walk to work sometimes.” PeopleSometimesHomeWalksWatchesDogTvsOfficeEuropeSpendingParisBitesMy DogSpending Time Author:Marc Jacobs
“I don't sit down with a goal of writing. I read books or magazines. I watch TV. I go to the doctor. I get on airplanes. I live a normal life and sometimes I'll notice something or read things or experience things.” WritingBookSometimesGoalWatchesTvsNormalDoctorsMagazinesAirplaneNormal Life Author:Brian Regan
“When I start to think about all the things, I'm doing sometimes I just have to thank the man upstairs. Because I'm doing the morning show here in Chicago 5 days a week, and I have the syndicated radio show that's been going on now for several years. In addition we are in the midst of taping 13 episodes of a television show-The Legends of Jazz: The Masters of jazz on PBS-TV.” ThinkingMenYearsSometimesShowsMorningWeekTelevisionHe ManMastersTvsJazzRadioMidstChicagoLegendsEpisodesTelevision ShowsUpstairsPbs Author:Ramsey Lewis
“I'm such a fan girl when it comes to movies, TV and sci-fi, sometimes I can't believe I actually get to be in them.” BelieveI CanSometimesGirlFansTvsSci Fi Author:Rebecca Mader
“It does get frustrating having the cameras on you all the time, because if you make mistakes, then the whole world knows about it. Like, it's not just your family and friends, it's everyone. Sometimes I'll watch myself on TV and ask myself, What am I doing, I am the biggest geek. My friends will call me and say, "OMG. Have you seen that commercial of you, you look like such a nerd."” IfsKnowsWorldLooksDoeSometimesWholeAsksMistakeWatchesTvsMy FriendsCamerasWhole WorldOur FamilyMaking MistakesCall MeFamily And FriendsNerdFrustratingGeek Author:Miley Cyrus
“Unlike other books or TV shows or sometimes life, my narrative worlds are stripped of implicit moral centers. There is only what you bring. That makes the characters risky in every way and the narrative, a journey of change for the reader. But I make the journey as fun as I can.” WorldWayI CanBookSometimesCharacterShowsFunMoralJourneyTvsReaderNarrativeTv ShowsImplicitSometimes In Life Author:Chris Abani
“I'm really starting to learn the value of silence and meditation. I keep my sanity in the middle of a hectic day by taking some me time or sometimes watching a guilty pleasure on TV, doing absolutely nothing, or just hanging out with friends and family. They keep me grounded and centered.” SometimesValuesPleasureSilenceMeditationMiddleTvsStartingGuiltyHanging OutSanityFamily And FriendsGroundedAbsolutely NothingHecticGuilty PleasureHanging Out With Friends Author:Naturi Naughton
“The job is exactly the same, it just goes on for longer on TV. Most feature films are 35-40 shooting days. This has 10 parts, with different directors for each block. We shoot with two, sometimes three cameras.” TwoDifferentSometimesJobsFilmThreeTvsGoes OnDirectorsCamerasBlockShootingFeatures Author:Charles Dance