“The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube.”
Norman Mailer
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
Groucho Marx
“Television has raised writing to a new low.”
Samuel Goldwyn
“I don't know why people think that somehow the First Amendment applies to network television. It doesn't. It's like the way free speech doesn't apply at work. You can't just walk into your boss' office and say 'you're a fuckface and I'm gonna go back to work now.' No, you're not.”
Jon Stewart
“This is about realizing that the Olympics is more than about network television now, and the future is about being a content provider. In the future, it's going to be about going deeper with audiences, of finding ways to satisfy people in different ways.”
Randy Falco
“This is an incredibly exciting evolution for CBS and network television — video on demand is the next frontier for our industry,”
Leslie Moonves
“Movies are down this summer, significantly. A lot of people are coming to television because the writing and storytelling has improved. . . . Really good drama can take you places on an emotional level.”
Susanne Boyce
