It is television; we're making television at the end of the day. It's all smoke and mirrors, and it's all fake, but it's not, because it makes people really feel things that are real.
Samira Wiley
Related He never seemed to get tired. Always first up and ready to move on. Never afraid of what lay ahead. ERIN HUNTER You don't find interesting stuff because you don't search enough, ... every book has it's own lesson... DEYTH BANGER Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of... CHER Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same te... BENJAMIN BRATT In terms of representation, television is reflecting an era that has passed. It's the wrong time... BENEDICT WONG 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a human story, and women's rights are human rights, and it&... YVONNE STRAHOVSKI Pro wrestling is not fake; it's sports entertainment. We go out there and we perform, and a lot ... KURT ANGLE That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television ... VINCE MCMAHON Love hurts the most when you really love. Sometimes you think you're in love, and then you find ... BABYFACE Her hormones slipped into their sexy underwear with a grin. JENNIFER SCHMIDT People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is... MELISSA ETHERIDGE We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what yo... VICTORIA LEGRAND We all have the same problem as human beings. And it's something that we are born with, and we j... BENJAMIN WATSON When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. ... AMY POEHLER To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to cr... PAUL GREENGRASS Nowadays, it's hard to find the best horror and to be interesting and to be afraid of it! DEYTH BANGER It's nice to go and be a guest on a television sitcom. It pays well; it's easy because gener... ISABELLA ROSSELLINI I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find o... WYCLEF JEAN I love listening to Radio Head's 'Everything in its Right Place' because it's all ma... CASEY ABRAMS Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But ... CALVIN KLEIN I'm not saying writing comedy's brain surgery, but there is a certain pressure to it. It'... MIRANDA HART Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know t... AUSTIN BUTLER It really, truly is sad when it's over, man. To not have that regularness, that familiarity. I l... DREA DE MATTEO At 'SNL' there's framed pictures of all the cast members, and it starts with Dan Aykroyd... FRED ARMISEN 'MyMusic' is a great showcase of what we can do as creators on a modest budget when we'r... BENNY FINE We take what's shown on television as the truth, and it isn't. News isn't even the truth... VAL KILMER Marathon Day in Boston and all of Massachusetts, it's Patriot's Day, and it's a big cele... ELIZABETH WARREN But I want people to understand that poker's not all glamorous, it's not all being on TV and... CHRIS MONEYMAKER Television is generally on the conservative side, so if you're seeing it represented on TV, that... VICTOR WEBSTER It's important to us to see the development and growth. At the end of the day, it's our baby... BILL RANCIC Magic to me is you make a movie and it's all great and it clicks, and at the end of the day you ... JULIA ROBERTS I like to do a movie, to be on it 8, 10 weeks. It evolves as you're working on it. Little things... BONNIE BEDELIA People who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibilit... TED ALLEN You're lucky enough in television to always be at it, to always be doing it. It's like you... ELISHA CUTHBERT Contrary to what we've been told, life is simple. We complicate matters with our choices. MICHELLE RICHARDSON If it's about what I like, I like opera as a music and deathstep and dubstep. DEYTH BANGER You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent i... ERIC SAN The true value of somebody in this town is very hard to determine. It's all smoke and mirrors. MARK RUFFALO I think it's weird seeing myself on the television, but it's great! CAMREN BICONDOVA The way President Abraham Lincoln is said to have handled a person who had a know-it-all attitude. L... JOHN C. MAXWELL The man or woman that believes their success soley rests on their actions is sorely mistaken. JOHN LEACH The Mormon issue is a real problem in the South; it's a real problem in other parts of the count... DAN BARTLETT I'm a great admirer of 'The Simpsons.' It's very surprising because it's backed ... PETER HIGGS You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you a... PAULO COELHO I did 'Red Riding,' which is TV in the U.K. It became a feature project in North America, bu... JAMES MARSH One of the great things about being recognized is that you receive this feedback from people. It is ... JOHN ASTIN For film and television, it's interesting how fans feel that their particular ways of manifestin... CARRIE BROWNSTEIN That's what's so special about 'One Life to Live:' it's just this real family in... KASSIE DEPAIVA You know, I don't watch television! Sorry! I actually don't even have a television. I don... BROOKE SMITH I think what's going to happen with linear television is it's going to become more linear. I... TED SARANDOS If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, ... CORY MONTEITH Risks can lead to great victories or defeats. Even if you are defeated, the lesson will be valuable ... LAILAH GIFTYAKITA There's a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things... CHAZ BONO You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't ... CALLIE KHOURI As I make my way through, I feel okayness reaching through me. The funny thing is that okayness... MARKUS ZUSAK I liked the idea of having actual magic performed as stage magic, so you could assume that it was ju... ERIN MORGENSTERN I feel that every day, all of us now are being blasted by information design. It's being poured ... DAVID MCCANDLESS Scenes change all the time. Scenes will change while you're shooting them, and you just have to ... YARA SHAHIDI On television, it's all just shiny, successful people, and so I feel somebody has to wave a flag... RACHEL JOYCE If we don't fear God, it's because we don't know God. CRAIG GROESCHEL After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your producer, direc... JOHN RATZENBERGER Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH 'Family Guy'. It's not only the funniest programme on television, it's the most wond... HOWARD JACOBSON I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in ... E. L. JAMES Different people get different things out of the images. It doesn't matter what it's about, ... ADAM JONES I'm excited that 'The Good Guy' is getting distribution because indie movies they're... BRYAN GREENBERG I think interactive television is doomed. It's a dead end. BRENDA LAUREL Film-making is not liberating. It drains a lot out of you, and it's fulfilling only temporarily.... XAVIER DOLAN I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX That's the thing - you do a job like 'Shameless,' and suddenly that's why you can ge... ANNE-MARIE DUFF It's very interesting to know what people are doing while you're working on late-night telev... CRAIG FERGUSON Television? It's a gateway to writer's block, isn't it? ALEX TURNER Any actor will tell you there's more of a schedule to doing a television show. That's why yo... JASON MARSDEN I think one of the most beautiful things about YouTube is that it makes the world a smaller place. Y... LILLY SINGH The problem is, when you're making an animated movie, the studio has an illusion in their minds ... ZACK SNYDER 'The Amazing Race' has always been the gold standard of reality television to me. It's s... BURNIE BURNS I consider acting a day job - it's not my dream; it's not my be-all, end-all. EVANGELINE LILLY We all have different things that we go through in our everyday life, and it's really important ... KELLY ROWLAND I supported Obama because of his relationships. A lot of the things he believes in, you would say th... DWYANE WADE One out of 100 citizens of the U.S. is going to prison, and it's not that the system is making c... VAL KILMER It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by a... CAROL BURNETT The imperialists see extremists everywhere. It's not that we are extremists. It's that the w... HUGO CHAVEZ People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman a... CINDY SHERMAN It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about h... YOLANDA ADAMS I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, ... RYAN GOSLING It's really live television, the way God meant it to be. BRUCE VILANCH I think because people are passing - people that we are aware of are passing at - I don't say a ... SHEMAR MOORE What people don't understand is joining a gang ain't bad, it's cool, it's fine. When... SNOOP DOGG It's important that people are open. Some people say, 'I'm going to be a doctor,' an... SOPHIA AMORUSO We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but ... TOM BRADY It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN If explicit metadata is a real problem, it raises problems that just can't be solved. It's n... DAVID WEINBERGER When you're in the day-to-day grind, it just seems like it's another step along the way. But... CAL RIPKEN, JR. For instance, one big issue in hip hop is the gay thing. It's 2013, and it's a shame that, t... ASAP ROCKY Now that I work as a professional model, I advise people to stay away from any television shows. It&... FATIMA SIAD We want 'Doll & Em' to be something we're proud of. We'd love to do another seri... DOLLY WELLS
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