“Never pass up a chance to have sex or appear on television.”
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
Quoted by Bob Chieger, Was It Good For You, Too? (1983).
1980s
“Television is for appearing on, not looking at.”
Interview http://books.google.com/books?id=nxwE_NdDW_QC&q=%22Television+is+for+appearing+on+not+looking+at%22&pg=PA585#v=onepage with Edward R. Murrow on Person to Person ( 27 April 1956 http://www.tv.com/shows/person-to-person/april-27-1956-1042583) <br class="br">2007 <br class="br">The Letters of Noël Coward <br class="br">Noël Coward <br class="br">Barry Day <br class="br">illustrated <br class="br">Alfred A. Knopf <br class="br">9780375423031 <br class="br">585 <br class="br">http://books.google.com/books?id=yAxmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Time+has+convinced+me+of+one+thing.+Television+is+for+appearing+on,+not+looking+at%22&pgis=1
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