Mahershala Ali Quotes

I tend to avoid the shows that focus on politics, just to get a break from it all, i tried watching the first couple episodes of 'House of Cards,' but I thought it was way over the top. Members of Congress aren't anything like Frank Underwood. Most of us are far less interesting.

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

Created by writer Beau Willimon, who's worked on several political campaigns, 'House of Cards' cannily exploits the current widespread cynicism for our politics, catering to a public scorn that's warranted and also glib in the sort of cheap pox-on-both-houses way that means not having to pay attention.

'West Wing' was a show about politics.

'House of Cards' I've watched since the first day.

Who needs shows like 'House of Cards' or 'Scandal' when you can simply turn on the news?

I had a good time doing ["The Congressman"], and I hope that Treat [Williams] and I plan to go flying in his [private] jet!

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent.

Like they said about The West Wing, you can't do a show about Washington until you can.

Whether it's 'Veep' or 'Homeland' or 'The West Wing' - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.

Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.

Politics will sooner or later make fools of everybody.

Jason McDermott's political career, however bogus, appears to have had an early and promising start.

No matter how you rearrange President Obama's inner circle, it still looks, smells and tastes like a rotten Chicago deep-dish pizza.

I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that.

I loved 'The West Wing'; it's my favourite-ever television show.

The usually travelled route for a great many Members of the last Congress was an exceedingly crooked one, even for politicians.

I am doing my best to prevent the corporations and the Republican Party Machine making me the … candidate for the vice presidency in order to get rid of me here as governor.

Politics is the entertainment industry for ugly people!

You know you have a problem in American politics when they're making 'House of Cards' look normal.

Politics is an ugly and thankless role.

I would love to see 'Total Divas' grow more. The show is doing awesome.

Politicians are already exaggerated. They're bigger than life in every way - their appetites, their ambitions, their personalities, their failings, their magnetism. In a sense, they're made for fiction.

I definitely binge-watched 'House of Cards' when it first came out.

I love watching 'House of Cards.'