But TV has changed completely. It's not until you come into people's homes that everyone says, 'You're a success now.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.
I didn't realize that television has gone through immense changes and has become very progressive.
I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.
I think one reason TV has always done well is because there is something comforting where you kind of know what you're going to be taken through.
Television is ultimately a business of failure. You try a lot of things, and most of it fails.
There's no reason not to be in television now. You get to live at home and you're not on the road all the time, they pay you decent money, and the writing's good. You're not compromising for it, you know.
There are moments when television systems are young and haven't formed properly, and there's room for lots of original stuff. Then things become more and more top-heavy with executives who are trying to guarantee the success of things.
I think people have a vague sense that the television system is changing.
When I grew up, we didn't have a TV, and I think more families today have ambitions of getting out of their environment, such as sending their children to university.
I think television has always been one to replicate when something's successful. I don't think there's quite as much innovation.