Tim DeKay Quotes

I think HBO seems to have an extraordinary clever knack of catching the pulse of its audience. It really, really knows its audience.

There's a great appetite for smart television. Every day I get up and there are interesting stories I want to do.

I'm probably not creative or talented enough to create an especially compelling piece of content, but I really do enjoy watching a great movie or TV show.

Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

There's certainly pressure to find your audience early. You need to paint the picture, but it's tough trying to find the balance between a show that people can tune in on any given week while still grabbing the people who are there every week.

With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network television is trying to figure it out. Network television really relies on story rather than character, and cable relies on character.

I would not have so many scripts being driven by demographics. The play's the thing - not the 18-35 year old male age group.

It's a growing trend. Viewers are our customers, but so are advertisers. And advertisers want different ways to reach our viewers.

I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.

The interest in character-driven content over narrative-driven ditto is increasing; that's why television steps in. Personally, I love it, since psychology and character, really, are my beacons.

When I entered TV, I realised that it's not just all about art, but it has a business dimension as well. You need to take care of yourself. I also learned who my viewers are.

There is a lot of content out there for the female demographic.

TV creates good viewership because it generates interest by being entertaining.

We have to find ways to create content that folks want to see.

If you look at cable networks, they almost always start licensing content wherever they can, so they can build a subscriber base. But then they start doing their own content; it's a pretty well-trodden path.

When WCW first really began to enjoy the success that we enjoyed, it was because of the story lines that we were putting out in front of people.

The first challenge that every writer or creator of material faces is getting through the crowd so that the person you're trying to sell it to hears the pitch and is able to respond to it.

Finding new voices with fresh ideas is the hardest and most rewarding part of a television executive's job.

Without talent, I don't care how funny the writers are or how many comedy lines they come up, without wrestlers you can't have a wrestling program.

I watch 'Electronic Boy' faithfully every week - not because I like the show but because I'm interested in where the smartest T.V. producers and directors are going, what direction they are headed in.

I just read the script; everything else just follows. Content is the most important thing for me.

In films, I do programming I can never do in television. I have fun. Both mediums are content-led, but they are so diverse in their psychology that they cannot have a meeting point.

I read the viewer comments and that helps me decide what my next video will be.

The audience in the country has evolved, and for them, it is about real characters.

I know what the audience is looking for and have the ability to deliver that content.