Maura Tierney Quotes

My every birthday wish was, 'I want to someday be on TV.'

I've been on reality TV since I was 23.

In Australia, there is a very famous show called 'Home and Away.' I was cast on that at 15. The day I started filming, my life changed.

I'm obviously more known for being on television, and that's where most people see me.

TV sort of picked up for me before my theater career did.

I can say that. I have a television show.

It is genuinely shocking to me that I'm on a television show.

My first TV job was on an episode of 'Hannah Montana'... Since then, I've been fortunate to end up on shows that are just such a high quality, where the writing and material is incredible.

I've appeared on a weekly syndicated television show since 1980.

I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a TV series is that they give you a certain amount of fame and money. The bad news is that you're in people's living rooms every week and get associated with a particular character.

After my 1985 appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,' I was wooed by producers in Hollywood, who told me they wanted to turn my act into a sitcom.

I'm probably the biggest reality television star living.

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison.

My fame is due to broadcast television.

I knew I had arrived when taxi drivers would say, 'You're that twit on the Billy Cotton Show, aren't you?'

Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.

I don't think I'll always be on television.

Every actor is a model to a certain extent, since they have to do so much press.

My whole life has been on TV.

I've never been on a television show as a regular before.

I would love to do more television.

People get to know you better on the small screen, be it while judging or hosting a show.

I did a few TV shows in Germany, lots of media.

A lot of times, people are simply interested in seeing me because I was on television.