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What I didn't want to do is get into a ratings race with television because really, for them, it matters. For me, it doesn't.

What bothers me about TV is that it tends to take our minds off our minds.

I mean, all the ratings wars are silly. But, I mean, someone has to be concerned about the ratings because it means, you know, it translates into revenue.

I think people make way too much of ratings.

I believe what makes great television is wanting to watch particular characters.

I'm not one of those who thinks there is something inherently bad or inferior about watching television.

The one thing that TV is bad at doing is preaching. There are two extremes, you either turn the people into a punchline or turn them into hero, and both of those things suck, because most people are neither in real life.

What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is 'all it does' - is discerning what large numbers of people think they want, and supplying it.

There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come.

One thing about television in Britain is that they're so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama.