"“What was more surprising today? Being welcomed by a foul-mouthed teddy bear or seeing me here onstage?”"
- Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, filling in for Linda Yaccarino at NBCU's Upfront event
Quotes
"“They start with ‘yes’ and then figure out how to make something happen. And the attitude of a place that says ‘yes’ has a lot to do with your enthusiasm for doing the projects.”"
- Shonda Rhimes to Vulture, about working with Netflix
"“You have every right to be outraged and angry and never watch this network again. But do you think staying in your silo and only listening to people you agree with is going to make that person go away?”"
- Anderson Cooper, on CNN's controversial Donald Trump town hall
""You don’t actually have any facts.""
- Fox News' Steve Doocy challenging Rep. James Comer's assertion of Biden family corruption
"“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people and pay more taxes or not?”"
- Disney CEO Bob Iger, on Disney World's legal battle with Florida
"“Starting soon, we'll be bringing a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter.”"
- Tucker Carlson
"“During the Black Lives Matter movement, hundreds of corporations made pledges to Black America, and unfortunately, they have not lived up to them.""
- Byron Allen, whose Allen Media Group is suing McDonald's
""Make some f---ing noise. And let them know that canceling SWAT is a f---ing mistake.”"
- "S.W.A.T." star Shemar Moore, after the cancellation of the show
""These proposals require the employment of writers whether they’re needed for the creative process or not. While the WGA has argued that the proposal is necessary to ‘preserve the writers’ room,’ it is in reality a hiring quota that is incompatible with the creative nature of our industry.""
- The AMPTP's response to one of the WGA's demands
"“Roku is not fighting for turf in the streaming wars. Roku is the turf.""
- Charlie Collier, President of Roku Media
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