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You get nothing out of helping these people. Your oil is not going to be any cheaper. Your shoes are still going to smell the same, and your sitcoms are going to be just as stupid.

Brian Steidle

There is a way people like to compartmentalize you on sitcoms and I've been very cognizant of not letting that happen.

Topher Grace

Everything goes in cycles, ... There was a time 15 years ago when sitcoms were No. 1 on TV. Now, people are enjoying the quality of dramas, especially Jerry Bruckheimer dramas, which feel like miniature movies. For us, it feels like we're making a little movie every week.

Jennifer Finnigan

Sitcoms, which are based on character relationships, build a rapport with audiences over many seasons in a way that movies just can't do, ... The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows.

Tim Brooks

Bigger Than Hitler is because I made so many more sitcoms than Hitler ever made. It's just vast. Videos of me have been watched in countries that weren't invented when he was around. It's just a fact of who I am.

Rik Mayall

(Playwrights) now are writing for sitcoms because they get a lot more money, and the quality doesn't have to be that good, ... But, boy, some of these older pieces like (those by) (George S.) Kaufman and (Moss) Hart slay me with how well they're written and constructed.

Douglas Stark

The show is able to combine outrageous physical comedy with the heart and humanity that characterizes all really wonderful sitcoms that have been successful.

Gary Marsh

Most sitcoms are horrid. If we bomb on this one, it's our own fault. HBO allowed us a tremendous amount of room. The show in general, it's real. It's the way people interact with each other.

Jim Norton

Jokes in sitcoms only work when they're not conspicuous and they reveal character.

Dylan Moran

I would say Porridge is one of the greatest British sitcoms ever made. It dictated the way we see prison.

Steve Armstrong

Sitcoms are relatively clean. There's not much nudity.

Victoria Jackson

The popularity of BET especially with the minority community probably had an effect on mainstream networks. Not only did you see them focus on sitcoms with black characters, but you would also see shows that had an all-black cast.

Mark Kelley

Single-camera work is very difficult. It's one of the reasons I wanted to do it - it's an arena I'm not that skilled at. I grew up doing sitcoms and theater and even playing with the Beach Boys, where you're programmed to perform, your body gets into a rhythm and you know it has to perform.

John Stamos

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.

Eric Alterman