James Marsh Quotes

I think there's a lot of interesting stuff on TV. I feel much more optimistic about TV than I do about movies. There will always be good movies but I think, for the most part, it's always going to be a huge fight to get those movies made. TV is the best place to be as a writer, I think.

I definitely want make an impact in television. I want to make a continued and greater impact in feature films, and I want to be somebody who continues to be at the forefront of creating a wide variety of content that I could be proud of and that engages people on all levels.

I love television. Television is a great medium; I'm fortunate enough to direct amazing television.

For sure, without question, the writing is better on TV pound for pound than movies because the businesses have changed so much. So all the great writers would rather work for TV, and they do.

I've never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it's a tough world for directors.

I absolutely love television. What's so great about TV is that I can tell 20 stories in a year. If I was working at a feature studio, I'd tell 1% of someone else's story, over the course of four years.

As a matter of fact - it'll probably ruin my movie career - but I think better storytellers are in television.

Whatever field you can do that, that's where you want to do it, and I think that's why people like David Fincher and Ridley Scott are interested in it, too, because when you sit down on a meeting in HBO and they're like, "More, more." You're just like, "Oh yeah, I love this." Sometimes it's a little harder in film. I think also it's a great audience, take advantage of it. It's a great audience.

I would love to. A dream of mine is to produce films, as well as to produce content for television.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I love movies, I love television and I know that the kind of stuff I love to watch and that's what I want to do.

My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer and my mom's a director and writer.

Because I work in television, I always knew that I loved working with writers. It's very collaborative. You're always in a room full of writers.

I want to go wherever there's great work. I'm a huge fan of film primarily. But you can get a great TV show and get attached to it. Making a great film is forever, though, so I always want to be part of film. It's my first love.

I love working in TV. TV is fast. You shoot it, and it's done quickly.

Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.

When you're making TV, the last thing you want to do is watch TV. It's too much.

I've been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to do that, but I love the idea of working in a different medium. Advertising pushes the envelope creatively, and there is some really great work being done right now, so I'm excited to jump into it.

My heart is in television, just because it's been so good to me.

My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. I didn't know it, because I hadn't been in the business.

I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.

I've been in various roles in TV - writer, producer, associate director.

TV isn't like films; you can't rest on your laurels.

In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.

Paddy Chayefksy was writing and it was a time where everybody was happy to be there [on TV].