Words matter. These are the best Dan Harmon Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Emotionally, shows like ‘Cheers’ and ‘Taxi’ were classic sitcoms when I was growing up.
People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show – like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it’s just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.
Eight o’clock is hard no matter what network you’re on because people have to make a decision to sit down and start watching TV. Every other time slot is a time slot that happens after someone’s watching something else.
I care very much what the fans think. I’m starting to loosen my grip on caring about what critics say, because I think that critics care about what fans think of them, too, so there’s a little bit of a refraction there, through that glass.
I’ve never done well when I’ve been appreciated. I’ve done best when I’m targeted for death.
There are lots of emotions that go with the Fourth of July.
The public’s perception of your show is what it is, and you don’t get to complain how people perceive your show or talk about it.
Well, the average person comes home from work really tired, and just wants to flip through channels until they land on the thing that’s the least objectionable to them. They’re not looking for their new favorite TV show because they know that that search will take forever and they’ll go to bed unhappy.
I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women.
I’m from Wisconsin so I always feel a little nauseous about begging and trying to trick people into liking me.
Truthfully, I’m pretty stuck in the ’80s.
I love ’30 Rock.’ It’s one of my favorite shows. It’s certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
TV in all its ugliness can be a beautiful thing.
If your ratings are high and there’s money being made, you’re allowed to be a perfectionist in television.
There’s a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.
Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
I am absolutely and inherently self-destructive in that I am always making sure I’m doing what I want to do.
The concept of doing holiday episodes is a huge part of what’s fantastic about doing TV. And viewers agree; you see the numbers going up for holiday episodes.
Television is a populous, derivative, democratic medium.
When you watch the sitcoms that were the big hits when I was growing up, TV was still just TV. It was allowed to just be TV. There were three channels that were competing for the whole family and you couldn’t take your business elsewhere.
I am a collaborator with everyone who agrees that I need to be in control. I happily collaborate with my loyalists.
I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.
I feel like my life has always been the ‘Hey Look at Me Show.’ I’m not apologetic about that.
I really like performing for people.
When I was a kid I never knew the difference between a sitcom and a drama. I just knew what my parents were watching and what was making them happy.
