Quotes
"It's a fantasy world — it's a zombie apocalypse. You can watch CNN and see much worse stuff."
- Norman Reedus, who plays archer Daryl, about his show "The Walking Dead," in GQ
"All things are possible in 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' That's what I love in this sci-fi comic world. There are no absolutes. There are no bottom lines. Every boundary is bendable."
- Lucy Lawless, on a potential return to her (spoiler alert!) all-too-brief appearance on ABC's "Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"
"Of course. [It's] just a country outfit."
- "Duck Dynasty" reality star Sadie Robinson on her "Dancing With the Stars" costume, which was approved of by her dad Willie
"Confused why @nytimes critic doesn't know identity of CREATOR of show she's reviewing. @petenowa did u know u were 'an angry black woman'?"
- "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, irked by a recent New York Times article's characterization ... and the writer's misstating who created the new "How to Get Away With Murder" series
"When we kill 'em, they stay dead."
- "Simpsons" EP Al Jean, alluding to the upcoming show finale, in which a character will die and making a reference to "Family Guy's" resurrection of Brian the dog
"TV allows us to invest in characters over time. Multiplexes have become the domain of superheroes."
- Sean Jablonski, Creator/EP of USA’s "Satisfaction," in Cynsiders
"When the rest of the (current late night hosts) were at Emerson, Harvard or doing stuff like that I was taking acid in the back of a van with the guy who ended up playing The Doctor."
- Craig Ferguson, talking about performing in rock bands with current "Doctor Who" star Peter Capaldi
"I am all for repressed memories, but why I repressed that one, I don't know. … I pulled it up on YouTube and it's Blair pretending to be his fiancée and she comes in and lays one on him. I've since watched that several times."
- "Facts of Life" actress Lisa Welchel, who played Blair on the 1980s sitcom, about kissing then-newcomer George Clooney on the show
"Our title is a little bit of a wink. It’s a bit of a joke because, ultimately, if you live in America and you’ve been in America, let’s say, for the last 10, 15, 20 years, you’re probably a little Black-ish anyway.... Everybody’s a little Jewish. Everybody’s a little Black-ish, you know?"
- Laurence Fishburne, on the title of his new sitcom "Black-ish"
"Our language is important. When a guy says, 'You throw the ball like a girl' ... it reflects an attitude that devalues women.... This is yet another call for men to stand up to take responsibility for their thoughts, their words, their deeds. Our silence is deafening and deadly."
- CBS Sports anchor James Brown, addressing domestic violence in sports in light of the Ray Rice scandal
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