Idris Elba Quotes

I think when 'Perfect Strangers' landed and was so well received, it was a magic moment.

'The Simpsons' is like Charlie Parker or Marlon Brando or Richard Pryor: Comedy couldn't go back to the way it was after 'The Simpsons' came out.

I'm more surprised than anyone that 'Spamalot's done so well. You can never predict what's going to be a hit.

I've fallen in love with shows like 'Homeland' and 'The Wire.' And I think 'The Office' is in a category like that.

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.

I was definitely surprised when Talk Radio took off as a play. As a film it has become somewhere between a popular thing and a cult thing.

'Sherlock' is one of the biggest things I will do, ever - we could never have predicted that level of insanity around the series.

I'm friends with a lot of Brits, and they tell me when they're over here what a huge phenomenon 'The Wire' has become. Some things just attain critical mass after they're already dead and buried, and I don't know why it was the case with 'The Wire'.

Comedy Central was a great network, but 'Chappelle's Show' took it to a completely different level. Other shows got bigger because so many viewers were watching the 'Chappelle' reruns. For BET, the 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' has that same potential.

In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.

In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.

I know a lot of procedurals have huge viewership, yet they're never nominated for awards.

Never in a million years did I think 'Game of Thrones' was going to take off like it did.

I mean, it's weird because people lately have been coming up to me and going, 'Oh, my God. '300' is huge.' I'm like, 'Really? It's not done yet!'

'Orange Is the New Black' and 'Sense8' have enjoyed great success all over the world.

'Orange Is the New Black' was by far the most watched show in both France and Germany and, in fact, all of the markets that we launched.

With 'Scandal,' I was there from the beginning. I got to experience the transformation from its initial slow start to the water-cooler hit it became. I have thoroughly enjoyed the ride, and am deeply grateful for it. I can't believe how often people stop me on the street to talk about it.

'Grey's' is one of those shows... that's been able to ride so many waves.

I won every award you could win in television. I got paid well. And people loved '30 Rock'. And I loved '30 Rock'. I mean, sometimes you do a show that's a hit show, and you hate it.

I've had more reaction to 'Peaky' than anything. People react really intensely.

People react to 'District 9' and Die Antwoord on the same level.

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

I've only experienced it a few times where you get to have a thing that simultaneously gets some critical respect, some critical success, while also having sales success. Sometimes you get one or the other if you're lucky.

I don't know what to say to people. It's become so big. It's become part of the cultural environment. For the first and second Twiglight, I knew exactly what to say to people. If you don't know what the story is by now, then you've probably never been to the cinema before. How about, "Why not go to the cinema for once?" I don't know.

People always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.