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"Don't read boring books" is probably the main suggestion I can make. What kind of TV/films do you like? Trying to find books in similar genres - something described as rich in action, perhaps - is the most obvious first step.
But in general, not all people are readers. And there's nothing wrong with it. If action-filled books in your favoured genres (thrillers? action? adventure?) aren't doing the trick, and neither is anything else, it might just be that reading for pleasure isn't your thing, and that's perfectly fine. Not a lot of point in trying to force yourself when it feels like a chore or something you aren't enjoying, unless there's some kind of pressing reason for it (like reading for school or work).
One thought I have is that if you do really want to get used to reading for pleasure, maybe finding books with relatively simpler language - young adult books? middle-grade books? - might help? They're faster reads and aren't often as heavy with descriptions.
Once you get in the habit of reading for pleasure, and enjoy reading, endurance should follow naturally. But yeah, as suggested above, minimising distractions also helps - read on a dedicated eInk reader (or a paper book) instead of a tablet or laptop where the temptation to do something else is always there, don't have the TV playing in the same room, sit away from the computer...
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