Vicki Lawrence Quotes

I want to get my own show because 'Today' will eventually get tired of me, or the audience will get tired of me.

I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.'

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.

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.

Hosting a TV show is a full-time job in which success is defined by it never ending.

I'm so central to YouTube now, and that puts me in the spotlight and raises a lot of questions like, 'Why is he so big?'

That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.

I've been doing a late-night talk show out here in New Mexico now, 'The After After Party.' We're going to finalize a deal to be in 50 million homes. How blessed can I be, man?

I think cricket and cinema are two big entities in the country. If you are part of either, you are sorted.

I have to accept the fact that the time I was on, 'Project Runway' was already becoming a pop culture phenomenon.

Having my own show - it's not something that I think of. It's not.

Popularity matters a lot, as at the end of the day, the love of your audiences can make you win.

I love doing talk shows.

My mother had sent my picture for a TV contest seeking anchors, and I won.

I've been on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa,' and I know it does wonders for your career.

Drake has become a mega-star, with sell-out crowds around the world.

I was a judge on Finnish 'X Factor.' My girl won. So basically I'm quite successful as a judge.

I can go into New York and sell out a theatre, but I didn't have to fight my way to get there: I was already a made man from television. I sold out a theatre in London without any TV exposure, just word of mouth and being a good comic, and that was a much bigger sense of accomplishment than just being a guy from telly.

TV has given me some amazing opportunities, recognition, love, and fame.

I'm glad that so many directors are keen to work with me.

'Profit' in my mind is as good as television gets, and if that didn't make it, all bets are off on really predicting what's going to work and what's not.

Why am I not a household name in Britain? Why have I not got the recognition I deserve after so long? I think the fact that none of my fights are seen on terrestrial television is significant but, other than that, I don't exactly know. I really don't.

As far as I'm concerned, 'This Morning' has always pushed the boundaries.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

The success came very quickly and it was a different age so one's awareness, especially in a global sense wasn't quite the same as it was these days because of social media and because of the huge variety of media that people are exposed to.