Coby Bell Quotes

There's one thing about TV that I really think is true. If you find the right cast and the right writers, and you got some chemistry going, even if a show is taking a little while to find an audience, if you keep it there, that audience will find it. Because that's what happened with 'Cheers.'

I've been on plenty of things that never took off, and I've been on one thing, 'The West Wing,' that was a big hit, but took off well before I was on it.

Before 'New Girl,' I had just been grinding in TV for a really long time. I had been testing for so many shows and not getting them. You don't know how difficult it is or how lucky you have to be - and I only say lucky because there are so many people out there - to get a show on the air and keep it going.

A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?

Yeah, I'd done a bunch of pilots. Some that had gone for a while. One that went for 13 episodes. But I had never been on a show that had lasted more than that.

I was going to move to New York after college and had no interest in pilot season. I'd seen what happened on TV shows because of my dad, and I didn't want to open myself up to that. But 'Pretty Little Liars' had a very early audition, and my agents encouraged me to go even though I didn't think it would be my thing.

It was like there's got to be some way to stay working and stay productive in Los Angeles. TV is that kind of thing for an actor. Unless you get stuck in one of these shows where you have to go to Vancouver.

I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.

The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it.

I love Chuck Lorre. I did a little guest spot on 'Roseanne' when I was fourteen. It was a whirlwind experience in a week and I think with Chuck, I had auditioned for him for a couple of other shows of his over the years.

I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.

There is a 90% failure rate for most shows. It's difficult for any show to write for the next season.

I've sold shows based on my standup twice to CBS, but they've never gone past the script stage. TV is very competitive.

It's rare to get a part in a show that's greenlit, let alone two shows that have been greenlit.

No actor can refuse a combination of a good story, a Balaji production, and the show being aired on Star Plus.

TV is an interesting business. You audition with a couple of little papers in your hand, and if you're lucky, you get to say those lines in the show. Then, once in a while, you get to do more.

Pilot season is always crazy because you audition for a million things, and really, in the end, it's not up to you.

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

A lot of factors go into the longevity of a show.

The average person in Hollywood just assumes that if you're on a hit TV show, then that's the first thing you've ever done.

When Matt LeBlanc had his show 'Joey', I strongly suggested to the producers that they should bring me on.

It's just hard for a multi-camera show: Either they hit big, or they don't.

I think they should give me a spot on 'Dallas' or 'Dynasty' or one of those shows.

There are shows that are monolithic successes on TV that nobody in the business ever watches one episode of.

Six months after I moved to L.A., I booked the ABC pilot 'Commander-in-Chief' with Geena Davis. I played her son.