"I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can't hide who you are"
- Robert Urich
About this Quote
This quote by Robert Urich speaks to the power of television to expose an individual's true character. He suggests that, despite the artificiality of the medium, it is impossible to hide one's real self when appearing on tv. Urich indicates that tv is an effective tool for self-expression, and that it can be used to show the world who you truly are. He recommends that, in spite of the reality that tv is typically viewed as a shallow and shallow medium, it can be used to reveal the real essence of an individual. Urich's quote is a tip that, no matter how much we may attempt to conceal our real selves, tv will constantly expose who we actually are.
This quote is written / told by Robert Urich between December 16, 1946 and April 16, 2002. He was a famous Actor from USA.
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"Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols"
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"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world"
"I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent"
