Todd Howard Quotes

Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.'

I also paint, draw and I'm into film and photography as well, and the same thing applies to all of them. You're presenting this material to the general public and hoping that they're going to 'get' what you're doing. Some don't, some do.

The Comedy Central CDs combined with the TV specials are what led to my stuff being traded and passed around, and a lot more people knowing my jokes than I thought.

Even in the off season, people are streaming the show or buying the DVD sets, and new audience comes to 'Leverage' every year we've been doing it.

I learned that lack of budget can be overcome by fan passion if you can get your content to the people who like what you do.

No art that is not in the end understood by the People can live or ever did live a single generation.

I think what makes a good show is obviously a rabid fan base.

Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.

The frustrating thing about 'Friday Night Lights' is I know a lot more people would respond to the show if they saw it.

The hard thing about the book world is that you never know whether 10 people or a million people will find it interesting.

The audiences in the U.K. like me more than in America.

When we were younger and first starting out in Australia, we found that we sold more records by word of mouth because we were playing the bars, clubs, and small places and building a following. And as we got bigger, we still relied a lot on word of mouth.

The fan base and the passion of the fan base is a large part of the story of the show 'Fringe.'

I want every movie to have a big audience. I'm always hopeful that it's going to be discovered, and audiences are fantastic that way because every once in a while they surprise you. I didn't think 'Beautiful Mind' was going to be that kind of global success.

When we first filmed 'Gilmore Girls,' I didn't know it would build such a cult following.

Contemporary art will never achieve the audience of football, pop music, or television, so I think we should stop comparing its possible area of influence to that of big mass-media events.

I like the films that gain awareness at the end - a sort of breakout moment.

You put it out there, you go film it, you go write it, you go record it... but the fans are the ones who decide it.

Part of the reason a hit show is a hit show is because of the people - good, solid, decent people.

I would like to get a wider audience. With 'Tiger Zinda Hai' I reached out to Salman Khan's market, through 'Soorma' I can reach out to Diljit's fans. As an actor I want to have my own market too.

You know people love a show when they keep coming back.

We feel it's really interesting to see how our music translates to such a broad audience.

I am the poster boy for brick-by-brick foundation building. Play a club. Put on a good show for 35 people. Come back. Build your market. Have people talk about you.

Wrestling is a reflection of society, and it does have an impact on people.