Carson Daly Quotes

I get tempted to do a reality show because I enjoy them so much.

Thank you... 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' for demonstrating a universal truth: Idiots like me will always watch idiots like you fight on TV. You will forever be in my TiVo.

We have got offered some shows in America, but really dopey shows - like reality shows.

When we started with 'Big Brother' and created the reality genre, no one could ever foresee that there was so much space in the genre that it could deliver so many formats. There will be periods where there is not enough new stuff to keep the genre alive. But it will never die.

I wouldn't say that I was ever a fan of MTV. I was a guy on MTV. I don't think I was ever in the demographic of people who watch MTV. I never really watched MTV, so I'm definitely not a fan of 'Jersey Shore' or anything.

I wasn't a huge fan of reality shows, because I'm like 'they're taking away from the actors,' but sometimes mindless is just wonderful.

For better or worse, in the 21st century, reality shows are the variety show.

Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

My agent said that every Monday after an episode of 'Entourage,' at the staff meeting at the agency, that's all they do is talk about the episode the night before.

Yeah, the sitcom world is dead. It's all reality.

People forget that in the early '70s, Saturday was the most-watched night of television of the week. It was where you found 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'All in the Family.'

I like to watch all those shows that shouldn't be on the air - reality shows.

I was never interested in reality shows or dance shows, as they have become so common.

Reality TV has taken over.

I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks.

I barely ever watch TV, but when I do, I usually only watch MTV shows, like 'The Real World Sydney.'

But reality television is here to stay.

I can't imagine having a conversation about 'Celebrity Big Brother' in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

And we do talk a lot about my past and my impression of things and how it relates to what we're doing now. The Brady Bunch, in its heyday, was really the genesis of when TV started to become the force that it is today.

We wanted to do a woman on a reality show because that's what's happening right now-it's part of our culture.

I haven't ever seen 'Lost'... I'm sorry.

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

There definitely is exposure in reality shows, but the exposure will basically get you more reality shows.

I preferred MTV as it used to be when it was about the music - I don't like it that now they just have reality shows. Reality TV rots people's brains.