Channing Dungey Quotes

Channing Dungey

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : March 14, 1969

With our dramas, we have a lot of shows that feature very well-to-do, well-educated people who are driving very nice cars and living in extremely nice places.

Channing Dungey

Diversity is enormously important to me.

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Having brought diversity to the air in the way that we have with Kerry Washington and Viola Davis toplining their shows, and then shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Black-ish,' have been very important. I look forward to continuing in that vein.

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It's not about just diversity; it's about authenticity. Audiences are really excited to see more of themselves on the screen.

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When I think about the shows that we have on our air, we've been known for a long time for shows that feature strong, dynamic, powerful women at their forefront. And we're going to continue with that kind of storytelling.

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We're very clear on 'black-ish' about how many opinions are voiced by Dre Johnson.

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At the end of the day, broadcast television has many opportunities to inform the audience, to enlighten the audience, and to entertain them.

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We will continue to raise the bar for our audience, investing in great storytellers and reflecting the authentic faces and voices of the world around us.

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I would say I'm cautiously optimistic.

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'Nashville' is a show that I personally truly loved, and to not have it back was a little bit of a heartbreak for me.

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What I love about 'American Idol' is that it's broad.

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I'm inspired by art - in whatever form it takes. I love when I see a painting or a photograph that captures my attention.

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I love the physical movement and beauty of dance.

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I want ABC to be a fantastic home for creative, talented people with unique points of view and personal stories to tell and for us to be able to support them in bringing their ideas to the screen.

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We're going to continue to focus on family comedies because that is something that our audience really comes to ABC for. But at the same time, we're going to push the boundaries of what a family comedy actually means.

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I talk fast, I'm always running from one thing to another, and I tend to gesture a lot with my hands when I talk.

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I do want to focus on shows that are lighter, brighter, more emotional: shows that give the audience a chance to connect and to feel.

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We have had conversations with Lucasfilm, and we continue to have them. I think it would be wonderful to extend that brand onto our programming.

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A big hook can be great; you'll have a big opening. But if you haven't got the right foundation, you're never going to keep that train on the tracks.

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We are extremely proud of our 'ABC funny' brand. We think that we have a very distinctive brand of family comedies.

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