Adam F. Goldberg Quotes

The lifespan of any show is to end in cancellation.

I could sell my own TV show, but I couldn't get it made.

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

I've never been on a show that's run for more than a season.

I had developed a sitcom with UPN, but it wasn't picked up.

Now that I know what goes into making a pilot, keeping it on the air, and keeping your fans, I'm at a point now where I do a pilot and just hope for the best. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out.

It's such a process to get a show off the ground initially. And then, to already have a second season announced is a dream come true for any actor.

That's the hard part of television: When you walk into the network tests, you're signing away seven years of your life.

I feel like, with a television show, you're always biting your nails hoping you're going to get that next season.

Normally we go in, we do a series and then that's it, we're axed!

I never really planned on doing a television series.

Yeah, I'd done a bunch of pilots. Some that had gone for a while. One that went for 13 episodes. But I had never been on a show that had lasted more than that.

Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall.

But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.

I didn't know what was going to happen with 'Teen Wolf.' I was only scheduled to do four episodes for them, but they kept me on, and I was like, 'Sweet! I'm still employed! That's awesome!' And then, they let me know that they were considering having me for the second half of the season.

I knew 'True Detective' wasn't something I could allow anyone else to develop. But by the time HBO expressed an interest, I still had no real experience.

I've been on one TV series after another. None of the network decisions have ever made sense to me.

I'm sorry that 'Fringe' is gone. I really wanted to do more on that show. It was great!

I don't know much about writing a show or being a show-runner on a show, but I can only imagine that when you first cast a show and you first do a pilot, there are so many components that you're throwing into the mix and you're not sure how they're going to develop.

I'll be honest, I like shooting 'New Girl.' I like the people. The show is still new to me. I've never done TV like this before.

From an actor's point of view, you never really like to hope that anything will go beyond the pilot. I'd always say to my agent every time I filmed a pilot, 'Great! Well, I'll see you at pilot season.'

I'd never done anything as high profile or professional as 'Skins', so 'Skins' is where I've started.

I was the first guest star asked to appear on 'Glee,' which we all know became huge.

My first venture into TV was a half-hour sitcom on Fox called 'Roc.'