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For the working actor, there's nothing more stable than a network television show.

— Reggie Lee

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Working as a showrunner has made it tougher to watch other shows and movies.

— Shawn Ryan

I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety.

— Lauren Graham

I know that I'm a quirky guy, to say the least. I don't know how easy I am to cast for a network. It hasn't been because I haven't tried. But am I dying to be on a TV show? No.

— Elias Koteas

The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living.

— Alan Rosenberg

The best thing about series TV is that everyone you work with is hand-picked, as compared to working on a film.

— Denis Leary

I'd say working on television is much, much tougher than films. But television has a great connect with a live audience, which is a refreshing change for us actors.

— Kajol

I actually think there's a potential, a crazy potential, that network TV could become something valuable and worthwhile, just because of fear on the part of the networks.

— Bob Odenkirk

There are only a few TV networks that really invest in production in the way that I think they should. HBO, obviously, is one of them.

— James Purefoy

But reality television is here to stay.

— Cilla Black

✗Opposing Perspectives

Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don't add up.

— David Chase