Alex Trebek Quotes

I've virtually grown up in the television industry.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

I think I really see myself doing TV more than ever.

I did everything when I started. In Miami I did news, I did weather, I did sports, I did disk-jockeying. And I did a sports talk show every week - every Saturday night.

I intend to do more directing TV.

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.

I directed an episode of Touched by an Angel a couple of months ago, and I will be doing more of that. I just like to keep a bit of variety going; it keeps things interesting.

I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work.

I don't think I've ever done a real mini-series, but I love doing film first and foremost.

I started in television in the U.K., and I've always wanted to get back into TV.

Pooja Bhatt is a very good director.

Three years at the institute had not taught me as much as two weeks on the sets of 'Susman.'

With my years of promos & commercials, I actually have a massive amount of experience with regards to production. There pretty much isn't one thing I haven't tried at least once.

A lot of hard work goes into making a film.

I started out as an assistant to a director on two movies, Miguel Arteta. The movies I worked on were 'Chuck and Buck' and 'The Good Girl.' I didn't even know I wanted to be a director until I started working with Miguel.

Shooting a movie should be fun! It's not a real job. It can be hard, but at the end of the day, we're dressing up and playing pretend.

I think it'd be cool to be in film and television, but I never thought that would happen.

'Lost in Translation' was a year of my life, if not more, and then 'Marie Antoinette' was about three years of my life.

I have been doing films since I was seven. I really love the medium itself.

To become a hero is simple but to direct a film is far more challenging work.

TV is like a school. It is easy to shoot for a film. In movies, you have a definite start and end. You know your character is there for a particular period.

My first film was 'Thiranottam.' I cannot discount that film because I got initiated into films with it.

If I weren't acting, I'd study journalism because I love to write.

My background is in broadcast television - I used to be a travel host for BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic.