Vicky McClure Quotes

I've been watching 'Power.' I've been hooked on it.

'Law & Order' is a dream come true. I grew up watching it! I always wanted to portray a character on the show because it's always so riveting.

I am a huge fan of shows like 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter,' 'The Mentalist.'

It is very difficult to make something like slice-of-life interesting. I don't think many people have done the slice-of-life dramas as good as TVF has done it.

We're all used to seeing a lot of cop shows, some of them brilliant, some of them very generic.

I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there.

Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week.

There's nothing - there's nothing - as action-packed as 'Hawaii Five-O.'

I've decided 'Breaking Bad' may be one of the best TV shows ever, but I had to watch every last episode of the first four seasons to come to that conclusion.

I love a really good storyline.

But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield.

I like the idea of shows where I don't know where I'll be at the end of the season.

When art in general, and film in particular, succeeds is when it pulls you away onto a voyage. Then it's a good film.

I love 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad.'

It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to watch all the shows on TV. I watch them all. I like 'Detective Frost.'

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with - to the extent that cop shows are mirrors of the culture.

I think it's more interesting to throw people into a story and let them catch up instead of explaining and feeling like you have to slow down for them. I think audiences, for the most part, they don't want to be ahead of you.

You can't beat a cop drama. That's what everybody seems to want to watch.

Sometimes shows get into their 5th and 6th season and you're like, where can you go? But 'Dexter' is still so strong, it's really refreshing.

A show like 'True Detective' is definitely a drama.

I'm into zombie movies like 'World War Z' and the shows 'Breaking Bad' and 'The Walking Dead.'

I think anything with a serialized storyline is a perfect match for binge-watching.

I just think 'Law & Order' is the gold standard. History is going to show that it's probably one of the best series of shows that has been on television.

I'm part of the crew obsessed with 'The Wire.' Like, I'm not over that yet.