#television

While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility. ↗

— Lee De Forest

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Television was supposed to be a national park. Instead it has become a money machine. It's a commodity now, just like pork bellies. ↗

— Fred W. Friendly

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There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come. ↗

— Jack Gould

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Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed. ↗

— Jack Gould

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I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety. ↗

— Lauren Graham

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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

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

— Bryant Gumbel

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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

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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

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