Penny Johnson Jerald Quotes

Television has been very good to me. I grew up on it, and it had quite an impact on me. I'm entertaining opportunities that are coming my way.

I love TV and I think it would be cool to be a host one day.

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

Good heavens, television is something you appear on; you don't watch.

I think reality television, unless it's inspirational, which it very rarely is, I think it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing state of affairs that we're in.

With his passing, Dick Clark deserves to take his place at the top in the pantheon of popular culture icons.

You could go to Estonia and there's probably an episode of 'Seinfeld' playing there. Television is a very powerful thing.

I always wanted to be a 'Blue Peter' presenter when I grew up!

I have a book! It's called 'How Does She Do It?' and it's 35 years on camera.

I seriously consider television to be the people's medium.

I'd like to break some new ground, maybe in TV presenting, rather than just be an actress.

And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs.

I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.

I never thought I would become a television host, but I never thought anybody would pay me to just talk.

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

You're not anyone in America unless you're on TV.

My heart is in television, just because it's been so good to me.

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

Marissa is one of the fan favorites of 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' for everyone throughout the years.

TV is the most powerful medium, which has taken me right into the homes of so many people.

My mentor is Alastair Burnet, the greatest news anchor Britain has had.

In the long period of time when I did talk shows and game shows, a whole new generation of people came along who thought of me as that, and not as a theater person.

Not being part of the BBC with 'Top Gear' any more does pain me, because it's an organisation I approve of.

I've been on MTV for so many years. They're so stupid and, like, disrespectful and rude.

If you start off as a fearsome figure in pop culture, it's almost axiomatic that at some point, years under the lights softens you into a cuddly family figure.