105 Quotes by David Baddiel

If you're going to talk about the devil, at some point you've got to meet the devil.

I am someone who is going to say what I want to say.

I tend to feed the trolls because it gives me material for my work. I'm sometimes taken aback by the racist and antisemitic abuse I get, but most of the time I'll get angry for a second, and then remind myself, 'This is material.' The trick is not to be too reactive.

I've met a lot of people who follow me on Twitter but I've never met anyone who has trolled me.

Everyone should try a taxi, as it is part of the New York experience.

We are all frightened now. No one says anything public without looking over their shoulder and wondering, Have I said something wrong? Am I going to get in trouble?

I feel uncomfortable if I'm not my self in any situation.

I think it is quite hard to be as angry and abusive face to face as it is online. But my fear is that as we get more and more normalised to abuse online, it will start spreading away from the screen.

I always think of Ireland as a place for complex ideas and prose. I like Irishness. I like Irish culture and Irish literature.