Kevin Reilly

“Narrative storytelling is wired into our humanity.”

“I'm a believer in broadcast.”

“While I felt like we potentially had something really huge in 'Gotham,' you're always nervous that it won't live up.”

“I remember coming up in the business and seeing how the grind turned some executives into grizzled cynics. And I vowed to never become that guy. I have always believed it's incumbent upon network brass to bring a wide-eyed optimism to the chairs they rent. Talent deserves that. And frankly, the jobs are just no fun otherwise.”

“TV has always been a dog-eat-dog game.”

“Creative content is challenging, no matter what, and animation is particularly challenging.”

“We're in the culture business. You are constantly monitoring cultural shifts, current events, shifts in mores, things that reflect society, and, at times, we try to drive it.”

“'The Walking Dead' is an extraordinary thing.”

“Trying to find big hits has always been a needle-in-a-haystack endeavor.”

“I still love a great pilot as much as I did the day I started at NBC.”

“Before there was cable, Fox was cable.”

“It's very nice to be part of an organization that you enjoyed and respected.”

“I, for one - I'm not a believer that, now that the Facebooks and Googles and everyone is entering the content fray, that it's a foregone conclusion that they're just going to get it right and be amazing at it. It's really hard.”

“It used to be a given that the talent and the talent agencies would line up around the broadcast pitch season first and then take whatever was still available out to cable. I hate to say it, but it's just not going down that way anymore. There are things that are bypassing the broadcast networks altogether.”

“Is The 'X Factor' the mother of all shows? Absolutely!”

“I've respected the people that I've worked for, and they've been supportive and respectful of me.”

“I've spent a lot of time encouraging, corralling, protecting, and sparring with creative people.”

“'Fringe' has been a point of pride. I share the passion for the show that the fans have.”

“I do believe that the audience is capable of embracing quality. But a lot of times, they'll be like, 'Why isn't there ever anything good on TV? Put something good on.' 'Uh, if you watched this, it would help.'”

“NBC, for me, is like the crazy ex-wife that I can't get away from.”