Sitcom Quotes - Page 2

• I didn't want to do the sitcom thing, but I didn't know what else to do.

  William Shatner

  Want, Minstrels, Knows

  "William Shatner Interview S#*! My Dad Says". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 19, 2010.

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• I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme.

  Dylan Moran

  Thinking, Office, Very Good

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

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• Black Books adheres to a more old fashioned, traditional sitcom format, which I think works, because in its own way, it's quite theatrical.

  Dylan Moran

  Book, Thinking, Black

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

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• I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies.

  Christopher Meloni

  Couple, Boys, College

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• I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've done had them. It was like doing a little play.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Play, Missing, Littles

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• You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.

  Alan Cumming

  Dames, Film

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• The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I'm just gonna tell her, "Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they'll have to hire you, they can't really fire you, and you don't have to produce that much. It'll be awesome."

  Adam Carolla

  Daughter, Mother, Fire

  "The man’s man". Interview with Larry Getlen, nypost.com. June 17, 2012.

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• My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

  Steve Buscemi

  Comedian

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• As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.

  Carol Burnett

  Timing, Wonderful, Dharma

  "Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character". PBS Interview, www.pbs.org. August 24, 2008.

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• I do have a regard for the musicality of language that came from BBC sitcoms like 'Fawlty Towers.'

  Russell Brand

  Towers, Language, Regard

  "Russell Brand: This charming man'" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2010.

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• I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms of the '70s and '80s.

  Mayim Bialik

  Three, Comedy, Raised

  "Emmys 2012: 'The Big Bang Theory's' Mayim Bialik - a Smart Bet". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 21, 2012.

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• I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me.

  Jason Bateman

  Doing Me, Gray, Ifs

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• TV family sitcoms have always been about fathers who know best and mothers who are so enchanted with everything they do. I wanted to be the first mom to be a mom on TV. I wanted to sent out a message about how us women really feel.

  Roseanne Barr

  Mom, Mother, Father

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The truth is, you win the Lotto. That's really how you have to approach it. You're a lottery winner when you get a sitcom and it goes.

  Craig Ferguson

  Winning, Winner, Truth Is

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• I'm not a movie guy, I'm not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me.

  Dave Attell

  Guy, Tvs, Fit

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• People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Writing, School, Kids

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• When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.

  Seth MacFarlane

  Family Guy, Littles, Wanted

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• I sort of have open invitations from a lot of people to do TV. But it's very hard for me to do roles in sitcoms and movies because I'm not a great actor, so if the material isn't good, I'm in torment while I do it.

  Norm MacDonald

  People, Roles, Actors

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• I never had any interest in sitcoms or motion pictures or anything like that.

  Norm MacDonald

  Motion Pictures, Interest

  Interview with Steve Heisler, tv.avclub.com. April 12, 2011.

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• I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told you are what you have through billboards, commercials, and sitcoms, and so forth.

  Max Lucado

  Weekend, People, Hours

  "Interview: Max Lucado on Storytelling, the Church, and Politics". Interview With Michelle A. Vu, www.christianpost.com. October 5, 2011.

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• The TV schedule is fantastic. It allows you to have a life. Theater actors are so disciplined - especially if you're doing musicals, you have to be in shape physically, mentally, and have to be on your game all the time. That's exhausting. On TV, especially a sitcom, you have a lot of free time to play.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Games, Play, Actors

  "Interview with Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris". Interview with Jon Chattman, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 4, 2009.

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• I don't know, on a sitcom, and in theatre especially, you have to really be listening to an audience. And if you're losing them, you can hear the sniffs, and the playbills shuffling and whatnot.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Listening, Theatre, Losing

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. September 16, 2008.

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• 'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious.

  Matt Groening

  Memories, Tv Shows, Down And

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• 'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.

  Matt Groening

  Smart, Attention, Goofy

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• Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Cities, Fey, Generations

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