Robert Greenblatt Quotes (11 Quotes)

These characters are becoming more accepted once audiences see that they live, love, yearn, get hurt, struggle with family and love and their work in the same ways as everyone else.

And he hasn't yet come to that decision to continue the show.

We felt that 'Sleeper Cell' is a special television event whose themes have never been more relevant than they are today,

I always thought it was a better fit for a cable network than a broadcast network.

We knew that once our subscribers started watching this compelling drama they would be hooked.

Look, we're all for controversy and doing things that make people feel uncomfortable it's a part of who we are.

I think it would be the equivalent of an X rating. And rather than try to figure out how to cut it and make it work for us, we decided it's probably better not to butcher Takashi's vision.

SLEEPER CELL became an instant signature show for us and has all the hallmarks of great premium cable. It's relevant, fearless and unlike anything else on television. Unfortunately terrorism is a part of our daily lives and this show is one of the few things in our pop culture to grapple with this subject matter in a realistic way.

I think it's an incredibly bold and original show. And if only a small fraction of the loyal audience that's on Fox came to Showtime, it would be one of our highest-rated shows.

Usher is, without question, the biggest thing in the music business right now, and we're thrilled he wanted to do his live concert with us.

When we have this much equity in a show, and the audience responds as rabidly as they did this year, it's a big success for us. This is and will remain one of our signature shows. A pickup was a no-brainer.