82 Quotes by Beeban Kidron

Whether in cave paintings or the latest uses of the Internet, human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

Cinema is arguably the 20th century's most influential art form.

I love being in real life, and in particular, I like being with young people.

Everything a teenager does, says or looks at, however transitory, contributes to an aggregated virtual self that might one day have consequences for its real-life counterpart. How many of us would keep all our relationships and reputations intact if every transgression, mistake or youthful folly was held in public view?

Each January, nearly half a million people visit the small town of Saundatti for ajatre or festival, to be blessed by Yellamma, the Hindu goddess of fertility.

I think it is a great gift to make people laugh, and it shouldn't be underestimated.

People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.

During my 'difficult teens,' I read about worlds that were mysterious.

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.