Bill Bixby Quotes (14 Quotes)


    The idea of having pride, the idea of manners, I think is very, very important. There's just too little of it in the world and I think there are certain dignities in life to which we should all aspire.

    I'll say one thing for television. It has taken children and educated them far beyond anything I was ever involved with as a child.

    So, I work on instinct and start probing with remarks and I have an indication of what the person is like before they even open their mouth.

    I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.

    As a viewer, I want to make the choice as to when to laugh. I don't want to be told. I want to get credit for some kind of intelligence.


    The male image has been so pulled down by situation comedy in the last 15 years, it is frightening. I don't like what has happened to the American male.

    Viewers can't expect TV to keep developing unless they make their wants known. And let's face it. The best way to make your wants known in this world is by 'beefing'.

    Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why.

    Situation comedies are old-fashioned - they stick to formulas. I resent their music which is old fashioned. I resent the use of a laugh track.

    Do you realize if one-tenth of one-percent write out of possibly 40 million viewers - 40,000 write - the weight that would carry Is that too much to ask - that one tenth of one per cent be attentive to what they see To take control of their own lives Or do they want to remain children and give that control away

    We even went to a class about financial aid at the school, ... We thought, 'Oh, we're going to learn all about financial aid tonight.' We walked away and we didn't know any more than the day we walked into the class.

    I learn about acting by watching real people. If I'm trying to interpret a new character I'll find someone who suits that character and I'll watch him.

    TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.

    Luck has created much of what I have today, but at the same time, I haven't sat still.


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