#tele

I got into television because I hated it so. I thought, there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen. ↗

— Jeff Greenfield

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Roger King is, without a doubt, the greatest salesman in the history of anything. And I don't ever limit him just to television. He could sell you anything. ↗

— Merv Griffin

#could #doubt #ever #greatest #him

I've never seen radio as the minor leagues, where I'm just really preparing to be in the show that really counts, namely, television, which is, I think, what people often assume. I've never felt that way. ↗

— Terry Gross

#counts #felt #i #i think #just

There is a lot to life, and a lot more than just television to life. ↗

— Bryant Gumbel

#life #lot #more #television #than

One of the things I thought a lot about was how can we get the views, for instance, the main plaza, you look up to Telegraph Hill from there and therefore it would be a disaster to close that view off. ↗

— Lawrence Halprin

#close #disaster #get #hill #how

I've never let producers tell me what to do. Even when I was making television, I always did what I wanted to do, and if I couldn't, I didn't do it. It was a freedom that, these days, young directors starting out don't have. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#days #did #directors #even #freedom

In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance. ↗

— S. I. Hayakawa

#becomes #image #important #more #substance

We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves. ↗

— Dave Haywood

#few #get #lot #may #million

I started in live television and I've done a lot of live TV and that's really the thing that I love best. I love flying by the seat of my pants. ↗

— Florence Henderson

#done #flying #i #i love #live

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone. ↗