Steven Levitan Quotes

• None of us grew up feeling like winners. So thank you to the bullies, to the popular kids, to the gym teachers who taunted us, who rejected us and who made fun of the way we ran. Without you we never would have gone into comedy.

  Steven Levitan

  Teacher, Fun, Kids

  "The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards". "Synopsis" by IMDb.com, www.imdb.com. 2013.

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• I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.

  Steven Levitan

  Thinking, Views, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each other's heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious, we have chosen to focus on our similarities, not our differences. We teach our children compassion, charity, honesty and the benefits of hard work.

  Steven Levitan

  Religious, Children, Honesty

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Sometimes you do have to scare people a little bit: if someone is not acting in the best interest of the show, then maybe you need to scream and yell a little bit, or let them know you're in charge.

  Steven Levitan

  People, Acting, Scare

  Source: deadline.com

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• I'm a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth.

  Steven Levitan

  Littles, Shock, Bits

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• I believe 'Hollywood' is more like middle America than many people imagine.

  Steven Levitan

  Believe, America, People

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think every time there's a show like 'Modern Family' or 'Will & Grace' that portray gay and lesbian characters and is successful, it just further opens the door.

  Steven Levitan

  Character, Gay, Successful

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Twitter is fun - I'm a tech guy, I love anything new, I'm big on all that stuff.

  Steven Levitan

  Fun, Guy, Stuff

  Source: deadline.com

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• I acknowledge that Hulu's easy accessibility probably keeps some people from pirating. But a respected industry analyst says less than 5% of TV content is being stolen today.

  Steven Levitan

  People, Today, Tvs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Right now the producers of 'Modern Family' have no idea how many people watch our show each week on all platforms, and nobody seems to want to tell us. If a disproportionate number of any show's viewers watch in alternative ways, then, under the current system, that show may not appear to be as strong as it actually is.

  Steven Levitan

  Strong, Ideas, Numbers

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Friends in the Midwest often ask me what it's like to raise a family in Los Angeles. I say it's just like where they are, but warmer and with more traffic. I also tell them people here seem a bit more tolerant of those who are different.

  Steven Levitan

  People, Different, Midwest

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Some estimate Hulu IPO could bring in $2 billion. What will the content providers get? Zero. What is Hulu without content? An empty jukebox.

  Steven Levitan

  Zero, Jukebox, Empty

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• But at its core, 90 percent of my job is still sitting down in a room full of people, and breaking storiesand that requires virtually no technology.

  Steven Levitan

  Jobs, Technology, People

  "Lloyd Braun and Steven Levitan Live at D8". Liveblog, allthingsd.com. June 2, 2010.

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• I once called the head of a network a liar. In hindsight, I should have called him an incompetent liar.

  Steven Levitan

  Liars, Should Have, Hindsight

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.

  Steven Levitan

  Creative, Community, Trying

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• With drama, especially, it seems like the bigger the budgets and the edgier the characters, the more interesting they are. We're very lucky because 'Modern Family' wouldn't fit on cable: they'd want us to push it more and be edgier and turn it into something that it's not.

  Steven Levitan

  Drama, Character, Interesting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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