Beeban Kidron quotes
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“Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.”
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“The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.”
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“We are increasingly offered a diet [by Hollywood] in which sensation, not story, is king.”
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“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.”
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“I think that stories, and the telling of stories, are the foundations of human communication and understanding. If children all over the country are watching films, asking questions and telling their stories, then the world will eventually be a better place.”
-- Beeban KidronSource : "Films in schools are inspiring children with the joy of learning" by Jamie Doward, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2010.
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“Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop.”
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“Make films whenever and however you can - don't take no for an answer.”
-- Beeban KidronSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“If the storytellers told it true, all stories would end in death.”
Source : George Pelecanos (2010). “The Way Home”, p.282, Hachette UK
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“The role of the storyteller is to awaken the storyteller in others.”
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“My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too.”
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“Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.”
Source : Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.161, Scholastic Inc.
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