Louis Theroux Quotes

I have a hit TV show.

I was a car journalist when I started on 'Top Gear.' It was all about cars. And then it all spun out of all control, and we turned into figures of ridicule to keep the viewers happy. It's a fair deal, I suppose.

I'll probably watch 'Top Gear' with the family and the kids.

I think Baywatch is such a hit here because of the weather.

I know I have a hit show on my hands.

Oh, it is quite possible that none of us in 'Downton' will ever again get the ratings this has had. But from a career point of view, it has opened so many doors.

'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.

When we started 'Perry Mason,' we thought it might go a year.

'Bram and Alice' is the best show I've done so far, and it only aired three times.

'Family Guy's got a strong fanbase, man, like no other. It's great. Everywhere around the world, it's pretty amazing. It's amazing that people love 'Family Guy' as much as they do. It's great.

Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

There's a special joy you get having a show on the air that people are interested in and wanting to know what happens next. You really want to enjoy that while you have it.

At this point, I can't say what network would be picking it up, but I know that it would be a success.

I will tell you this: I have fun, a lot of fun with 'The Apprentice.' When I did the books - and now we have a book out. And all the time, books are prestigious. But there's sort of nothing like having the big hot show on television.

'American Idol' became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home.

I think people who watch 'Top Gear' think they're the only ones watching it, which I quite like, because it can hopefully last for a long time.

'SNL' is our main priority because that was our first big break.

I love Britain. I'd like to work there. Maybe a BBC crime show; I love those. A thriller would be something different.

I was very, very fortunate that 'Chico and the Man' was on TV, that helped me quite a bit. Of course, having the No. 1 Christmas song in the Spanish market, 'Feliz Navidad,' doesn't hurt either.

Is there an actor who wouldn't want to sing on one of the top-rated shows in the country?

I can't create magic, where all my serials will have the highest ratings.

When you think back to 'Top Gear' of old as well and people loved it and still will in my eyes, but when they did the trips, that's what everyone talked about.

My mum is still totally rocking it. She's appearing in 'Game of Thrones,' which is massively cool.

What a joy to be working on the second series of 'Car Share' with the wonderful Sian Gibson. The success of the first series has been completely overwhelming.

Pointless' - I think it's probably the greatest daytime TV show that has ever existed.