Adrian Pasdar Quotes

I don't think there's any show that really escapes it: It's very rare that a creative producer stays with the show. As soon as the producer leaves, they cut the budget.

TV is wild. You just play the role you're given, and you show up and do the best that you can.

I've had friends who did pilots, and I'd say, 'What happened to that?' and they'd say, 'It didn't go,' and it literally goes into a void of nothingness because no one gets to see it. All that money and talent and time put into it.

Warner Bros. never really got behind the solo work. They always kind of drew a blank. I think they always were thinking, 'Well, this is nice, but let's get back to what's really important.'

Let's bang the gong and chime for more Asian superheroes. The gatekeepers can certainly open the door - there's a wealth of East Asian talent around, and that needs to be tapped into.

Every actor thinks he's underused - unless he's a movie star.

The TV world is not what it used to be. I mean, the quality has become something quite exceptional.

With the advent of cable and such, you guys are calling it the golden age of TV in terms of the writing and stuff. But it's like different branches of a big tree that TV has become.

I wouldn't be comfy going toe to toe launching a new scripted show against broadcast.

It's impossible to make 22 or 16 great episodes every year. It doesn't matter who you are or how talented of a group you have.

The multiculturalism of Britain is one of our greatest strengths in music, literature, and visual art, but the TV and film industry doesn't tap into the multicultural talent pool in the U.K. as much as they do in the U.S.

I've spent a lot of time playing roles that didn't really challenge me. I suppose every actor feels that way.

TV is a wasteland. It's a bunch of news actors that read off a prompter.

We tried our damnedest to make it a special entertainment, but I'll admit I'm a contributor to the decline in TV standards.

I like expensive-looking, nuanced, hour-long dramas that don't smell like regular TV. That and cheap, funny shows that feel like one guy made them by himself. So ... artisanal television?

In our time producers were the main pillar of any show.

The more shows that there are, the better it is for the industry. The writers are busy, if the writers are busy, the actors are busy.

I don't know Channing Dungey well, but we have talked several times, and she seems like an amazing executive.

I am working with writers and producers to have a more proprietary relationship over shows, having more ownership and creative control.

There is a lot of talent in our country that needs to be exploited.

I never really wanted to be a singer. I always preferred to be behind the camera.

I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.

My job is the same if I'm making a new musical or making a play for sixty-five people or doing a live television broadcast. The job is to take care of the actor; the job is to create an environment where they can excel and try to access all their attributes.

People are getting picked up off the street and getting a show, and it's because we're not using the people that are trying to be entertainers - use more of them.

When you're a comic doing a special, it's like you're directing your first movie.