Maureen Dowd Quotes

I watch a lot of bad TV. I spend my entire day reading and writing, and after dinner my idea of fun is just to watch a lot of bad TV. That's how I relax and stay in touch with modern culture.

Ugh - I wish I could just sit back and watch TV sometimes.

As soon as I check into a hotel, I get butt naked and I watch super trash TV like 'Storage Wars' and 'The Bachelor.'

I think people come home, and they turn on the TV and don't necessarily want a mirror in their face. They want to escape.

I fantasize about being home in sweats watching 'Billions.'

My guilty pleasure is reality TV, as I am really nosey.

I just enjoy lying on the couch and reading a magazine.

With all the horror in the world and all the crap that's going on, for an hour and a half you go eat some popcorn and laugh with your friends. That's what a movie is all about.

When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.

Chilling out on the bed in your hotel room watching television, while wearing your own pajamas, is sometimes the best part of a vacation.

I watch schlock telly. Like the 'Kardashians.' I love it. It's my guilty pleasure.

Take time to enjoy the flight - read a good book, watch a film, catch up on emails and sleep.

The TV is often on in our house, but I really only keep up with three shows: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family' and 'The Walking Dead.' Sometimes I'll sip red wine - it's a nice way to slow down and relax.

'Project Runway' was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing.

I think because my life is so insane and it's constantly going at 120 miles per hour, my favorite thing to do is sit at home in front of the TV and check out.

I like to have quiet evenings and relax.

Everyone wants to turn on their TV and have a break from their normal day.

To relax, I love sitting back and turning my brain off and watching TV.

I do watch some kind of terrible shows on VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood,' 'Basketball Wives.' Those are like my guilty pleasures. When I want to see some drama, I'll watch those.

When I used to watch TV when I was young, it was a fun space which helped us relax and de-stress.

I do know that I've read somewhere that it's been statistically proven that in times of war, horror films are much more popular. I don't know why that is. You'd think it'd be the opposite. You'd think people would want to escape from it.

People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

The most luxurious thing to me is having an hour of my day, which rarely happens, to listen to my iPod and sit on my couch. That's how I unwind.

I won't usually make plans with people I don't know on Fridays because all I want to do is stick my hair in a ponytail and put on a big sweater, some tights and a pair of sneakers after a week working in the city.

I love watching 'The Real Housewives of New York.' That's my guilty pleasure. But I don't even feel guilty. I can just watch it, zone out, and forget about my problems.