David Alan Grier Quotes

No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.

'Dancing With the Stars' has become a phenomenon, and when I look at that type of reality show, it's like a variety show.

It's quite amazing how obsessed everyone is by 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I don't watch it so I don't know anything about it.

'Dancing with the Stars' is awesome.

I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't watch any of that stuff.

Reality shows are a lot of fun, especially dance reality shows.

Mitt Romney had a horse competing in the Olympics. He didn't win. But next year, he'll be competing in 'Dancing with the Stars.'

'DWTS' came to America and I was ranked first in the U.S. When I got the call, I turned them down. That's why I missed the first season because I felt like I was still seriously competing and it would have been distracting. They called me again for the 2nd season and I said yes. I wanted to see what it was like to do something different and here we are.

I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.

I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift.

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

I'm a big fan of all those singing competition shows.

Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate elements of drama, comedy and suspense is moderately ingenious.

I'm completely done with reality TV.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will.

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

I was completely with the reality TV boom for a while. I really liked a lot of the reality TV, and the one that lost me was the ballroom dancing one they do, 'Dancing with the Stars.' That was the one where I watched it and I was perplexed. I thought it was really boring.

Dan Rather pulling on a sweater and thereby winning a whole new chunk of the populace: That's television. President Reagan's press conferences: That's television. Keith Jackson is television. So are Kermit the Frog, instant replay, and the Fiesta Bowl.

I've been such a fan of American TV.

I like to watch all those shows that shouldn't be on the air - reality shows.

With 'Dancing with the Stars,' they miraculously send your dance teacher with you wherever you need to be.

I would like to be on 'Dancing with the Stars.'

'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse.

I've grown up watching 'BQC' and 'KBC' and that's really serious stuff.