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I actually think we should be trying to be rigorous in our thinking about television and the way it enters our lives and shapes the way so many people think.

Since being on television, I have felt that my brain is degenerating.

All of us have a 'voice' inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them.

I think I really see myself doing TV more than ever.

We're exposed to ideas everywhere. The world is full of ideas. I think that television is a pretty powerful medium in that regard.

The thing about television is that you can't fake it. Your sense of discovery must be genuine; you can't pretend to be surprised.

Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you you'll have a decision to make when it comes to television, especially with what you watch.

Television has become the government, priest, psychotherapist - the legitimiser of our egos.

People's attitude seems to be that if you don't have a television, you're not connected to reality - somehow you're not in reality. It's quite interesting, because I suspect that possibly it's the reverse.

Some people believe everything they see on TV. People, it's called tel-lie-vision!