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Paddy Chayefsky Quotes

Paddy Chayefsky quotes

American Playwright January 23, 1923 – August 1, 1981

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I would like at this moment to announce that I will be retiring from this program in two weeks' time because of poor ratings. Since this show is the only thing I had going for me in my life, I've decided to kill myself. I'm going to blow my brains out right on this program a week from today. So tune in next Tuesday. That should give the public relations people a week to promote the show. You ought to get a hell of a rating out of that. 50 share, easy. Paddy Chayefsky
This story is about Howard Beale, who was the news anchorman on UBS TV. In his time, Howard Beale had been a mandarin of television, the grand old man of news, with a HUT rating of 16 and a 28 audience share. In 1969, however, his fortunes began to decline. He fell to a 22 share. The following year, his wife died, and he was left a childless widower with an 8 rating and a 12 share. He became morose and isolated, began to drink heavily, and on September 22, 1975, he was fired, effective in two... Paddy Chayefsky
Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work. Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It's..."
God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It's always the rest of us who get broken in half. Paddy Chayefsky
It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades. Paddy Chayefsky
His vital signs were taken, an electrocardiogram... which revealed occasional ventricular premature contractions. An intern took his history... and then he was promptly... simply... forgotten to death. Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero."
You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero. Paddy Chayefsky
We've established the most enormous medical entity ever conceived... and people are sicker than ever. We cure nothing! We heal nothing! Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "You British plundered half the world for your own profit...."
You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment. Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "I'm a man without a corporation."
I'm a man without a corporation. Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance..."
This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky quote: "Television is democracy at its ugliest."
Television is democracy at its ugliest. Paddy Chayefsky

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