Beeban Kidron

The devices that our kids use are shipped from the factory with every possible audio, visual or vibration alert switched on. Each new app, website, tweet and message adds another layer of intrusion - each intrusion is cynically designed to get a response, and each response creates an appetite for another intrusion. ”

When politicians say, 'Oh, parents should supervise their kids' Internet use,' it drives me crazy. ”

I hope that every film I make has something to offer in the area of making people feel either vindicated or different in terms of who they are. ”

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

Everything serious in the world is well approached by humour. It's a powerful and often quite subversive tool. I suppose there is an argument that could be made against me for being frivolous, but I do think a laugh is a very generous thing to give. ”

Arguably, it was the introduction of international non-proliferation treaties in the late '80s that finally led to the missiles being removed from Greenham Common. ”

I've liked being Jewish in America - there's a secular version of Jewishness there that's more about bagels and jokes than going to synagogues. ”

There's something about actors - not stars, but actors - if they have the character, and someone is pushing and shoving them to be the best they can be, they enjoy that. ”

I think the documentary is something that people are hungry for, that it embodies careful thought, nuance. ”

We are increasingly offered a diet in which sensation, not story, is king. ”