John de Mol Jr. Quotes

I cannot believe that people really sit and devote hours of their lives watching reality TV like 'Big Brother.'

It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.'

I think 'Celebrity Big Brother' is one of the most important shows on TV because we get to see people for who they really, really are and you've only got to look at.

I absolutely love 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Big Brother' and have never missed a series - but I would never appear on them.

I find reality television to be so delectable.

We're kind of in a voyeuristic world. We have TV shows that are all about watching people do weird things in houses. People are obsessed with that. There's live coverage of it.

Modern reality TV sets up these competitive situations to show us real human nature.

There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television.

We'll watch 'Britain's Got Talent,' 'X Factor,' 'Come Dine with Me' and 'Masterchef.' But we don't watch 'Big Brother,' which is rubbish. I certainly won't be tuning into the new series of 'Celebrity Big Brother' either. I think it's awful, exploitative and vulgar.

In every area, we seem to have thrown everything away and embraced reality television. It's nauseating, programme after programme.

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

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

Reality shows. I'll watch them, but I won't tell anyone I'll watch them. I remember when the first British 'Big Brother' was on. I watched that Nasty Nick. I never watched it since, but I watched the first one. I was mesmerized. Don't tell anyone!

We watch a lot of Discovery Channel, shows like 'The Biggest Loser' and even 'Amazing Race.' You learn a lot about the world, it's fun and nobody's interested in beating anybody down. And then the opposite: I'm a huge fan of 'Survivor.'

I think that's where reality TV works - you don't know where it's going.

'Big Brother,' I can't believe people watch. It's just people whispering to each other for hours and then some silly challenge like, who can pull the most stones out of a stuffed alligator, with some product tie-in.

'Duck Dynasty' is a ridiculous show, and long may it wave. America and democracy will endure. They've seen a lot worse.

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

The scariest thing about reality TV is having all new characters that you have to be introduced to.

Reality shows help us create a balance between our real and reel side.

I don't really have guilty pleasures - I like what I like. But I've seen a lot - a lot - of 'Taxicab Confessions.'

Reality TV is a lot about drama, but for the first time in a long time, you actually have role models on TV.

I'm just happy our nations are on the same page of keeping shitty reality TV on the air. Small world!

People get famous now for I-don't-know-what. People have reality shows because they're a Hollywood socialite, and these things become very successful and they generate a shitload of money for the company. And it's multiplying, to where you're literally looking into your next door neighbor's bathroom with reckless abandon. It is like watching a fire. You can't take your eyes off of it.

It's quite amazing how obsessed everyone is by 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I don't watch it so I don't know anything about it.