“Looker” quotes

“Television is the American ideal. Persuasion without coercion. Nobody makes us watch it. Who could have predicted that a free people would voluntarily spend one fifth of their lives sitting in front of a box with pictures?”
James Coburn - John Reston

“Fifteen years sitting in prison is punishment. But 15 years sitting in front of a television set is entertainment.”
James Coburn - John Reston

“Hi. I'm Cindy. I'm the perfect female type: 18-25. I'm here to sell for you.”
Susan Dey - Cindy Fairmont

“Television can control public opinion more effectively than armies of secret police, because television is entirely voluntary. The American government forces our children to attend school, but nobody forces them to watch TV. Americans of all ages submit to television.”
James Coburn - John Reston

“The average American now spends more than one and a half years of his life just watchingtelevision commercials. Fifty minutes, every day of his life, watching commercials. Now, that's power.”
James Coburn - John Reston

“You probably think I'm beautiful, Dr. Roberts, but I'm not. I have lots of defects to fix. I have a list right here. My nose is 2 millimeters too narrow. And my cheekbones are 4 millimeters too high. And my chin has a little 1 bump here. And my areola distance is 5 millimeters. And I have a mole here on my ribs. So I need plastic surgery.”
Terri Welles - Lisa Convey