Peter Dinklage Quotes

A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets?

I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.

At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.

I would consider a half hour sitcom if the script was good.

You look at who's actually created shows for FX that have succeeded, and there are a lot of first-time showrunners - Ryan Murphy, Denis Leary, Louis C.K., the 'It's Always Sunny' creators, Kurt Sutter, Joe Weisberg, Pamela Adlon, Donald Glover.

I'm an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a priority.

A lot of the best stories are now being told on television.

In the U.S., there are around 300 shows in different networks, so there's a lot of work here.

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 love doing television series.

I'm a big fan of TV.

I do prime time network shows like 'Blue Bloods.' I've done 'Fringe,' I've done 'The Good Wife,' done a lot of 'The Mentalist.'

I feel like there's a lot of great writing on television.

I would never turn down a movie, but at the same time, but my ideal job would be a half-hour sitcom.

Emily Kapnek's such a great writer, producer, creator.

There is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything.

I love television. Television is a great medium; I'm fortunate enough to direct amazing television.

I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I'm not done with TV. But I basically want to stay in movies.

I've done episodic television and some other things that have been written by other people.

I love the NBC comedies. I DVR 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Community,' 'The Office,' '30 Rock.' I love most of the HBO shows. I love 'Archer.' 'Archer's a great show. I'm big on Netflix; I've seen every episode of 'Freaks and Geeks.' We need more shows like that.

The highest-caliber dramatic work produced for TV - not just in cable but something like 'The Good Wife' at network - is consistently great.

I've been such a fan of American TV.

There's a lot of progress happening in TV. You have amazing shows like 'How to Get Away With Murder.' You have people like Shonda Rhimes, Lee Daniels with 'Empire,' and Jason Katims with 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Parenthood.' You have people behind the scenes writing complex women.

Sitcom is the best gig in show business because it's easy hours, nine to five.

Television is going through a transformation where you're basically able to do big, long movies in television.