Marti Noxon Quotes

I think there are ways in which shows can pop their heads up a little bit in the morass of everything you can watch.

And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.

We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

We are committed to getting our content to our audience in as many ways as possible. We are very excited about our partnerships.. and we relaunched our ABC app, which is going to be a great place and opportunity for our audience to find our shows in addition to throwback content and new ABC digital originals.

I'm pretty sure the last time any anchor could honestly ignore ratings was well before I was born.

I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about.

People have been predicting the death of television for 20 years now, and so far it's been entirely wrong. But it does seem viewership habits are starting to change.

Television is not hurting. Television is in fantastic shape. It's just a golden age for other people.

I think Hollywood, as it's been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is "we'll make this content, and you guys buy it," but I don't think that's the future.

What's great is that I keep hearing from people who are discovering 'Friday Night Lights' because of streaming and Netflix and Hulu and all of these things. Somehow... things don't get old as fast as they used to. They stay vibrant.

Pretty soon we will no longer have movies. We will have television series only.

I think TV shows have usurped films!

The future of television is not on television but online. A majority of us are turning to our computers and mobile devices for news and entertainment, Millennials especially.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.

Now we live in this DVD, iTunes, Hulu age, and show creators and networks are realizing that and letting shows develop on those terms rather than 'We gotta just punch it week to week, man.' Now they're like, 'What will happen if someone watches the entire show?'

The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.

Young people have grown up watching so much content, and just to find something that they haven't seen before: that's the dream. When you stumble across a show, and you say 'I haven't seen this,' that's what we want.

We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

If you make compelling television, they will come.

I feel like I was in the last graduating class of commercial actors. TiVo! I was out there before TiVo came out, man.

The diversity of content is now offered from streaming and downloading, so young people are really not going to theaters because they don't see any particular benefit.

The whole industry is changing because so many people watch things on DVR, and they watch things on other platforms, and I think everybody is kind of scratching their heads about how this is going to play out.

From the time I signed on to 'The Following,' things have already vastly changed in the entertainment world in general. It's an adjustment for me.

TV is a level playing field, and you're competing for eyeballs.