Mike Darnell Quotations

No doubt there will be plenty of falls, bruises and scary moments.

I can get my homework done and hang out with my friends.

For years, rich older men have traded in their wives for pretty young women with bigger 'attributes'.

I don't think anyone would assume the biggest show on TV would keep growing. It's become a national phenomenon.

For most people, it's tough enough to learn these types of moves while on the dance floor or working out in the gym,

Having a true New York icon like Regis ring in the New Year from Times Square is something that we are already celebrating.

I swear, it must (have been) 13 hours a day, ... And I still do. It's on all the time. I was sort of hypnotized by it as a kid, I think. I just loved it.

We are thrilled to have her alongside -- or actually in between -- Randy and Simon.

You always worry when there's a chance you might play two games. Sometimes the players get the attitude they always have another game if they lose the first one. But the guys were focused. They were relaxed and we had fun. That's what you want.

We don't know when it will end. The biggest issue is it could end at any moment.

There's so many amateur and budding filmmakers who really don't have the opportunity to show their stuff. We want to bring them to Hollywood ... and have America help us find the next great filmmaker.

Thanks to women like Ivana Trump, Demi Moore and Cher, the social norms are changing, and mature women are finding that true love can happen with younger men.

This is a scrappy bunch of blue-collar players. I'd say it's going to take a lot for us to win the state this year. We have to catch some breaks. Last year, we didn't have to. This year, we have to catch a break and don't panic if we don't. We've played better than I thought we would.

This is really playing out much more like a sociology experiment than a reality show.

This competition will require our celebrity skaters to not only demonstrate rhythm, but also athleticism, grace and balance on ice, and before a team of unforgiving judges with both Olympic and world championship experience,

This cast gives us everything we wanted to achieve and were told we couldn't do,

It's a beloved show for so many people. It's the broadest show I've been involved with. It appeals to everyone from kids to grandparents.

It'll be interesting to see the country through their eyes. Maybe Paris will visit a Wal-Mart. I'm kind of hoping they stop at a Hilton.

so desperate, they were hanging on the walls (of the ice rink). It shocked me.

He's really in his element (on the show). He's a very dynamic personality.

Idol' is still the driving force of the network.

Last year was the fourth or fifth attempt to get fall launched till 'American Idol' comes in January. To be honest, the reality programming we had on last year was considered filler until we could get to the good stuff. It was meant to hopefully get us to January andor to November. To get past baseball. But (it) didn't work very well.