Beeban Kidron Quotes

All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.

There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people...religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin!

Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'

I learned to think about religion, race and sex through the complex and often unattractive medium of jokes.

According to the producers of gripping podcast 'Death, Sex & Money', these are the three things we think about a lot but need to talk about more.

Stories about sensitive issues like sex, drugs or sexual assault, suicide and teen drinking, are often censored because people just don't want to talk about those things. It's not that these things don't happen, but when they're shared in a fictional setting, for some reason they make some people uncomfortable.

I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.

I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore.

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.

Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.

There's a couple things you don't talk about in life, and that's race, religion and politics. I try to make sure I don't talk about politics at all.

In the end we're all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven't been on the show.

To rally every black sheep is my goal.

It just so happens that people aren't doing comedy about abortion or cannibalism or waterboarding. And that to me doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't aspects of those subjects that are funny, it just means that people are too uptight.

What I do is try to stay away from the hot subjects.

There is a list of things I'm not allowed to discuss at the dinner table! I am extraordinarily passionate about the Black Death, which is not something most people are into.

'Beyond Belief with George Noory' will be an hour-long show that cuts to the heart of what's going on with people today, topics wide-ranging and generally nonpolitical, but even more edgy.

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner.

Religion is, too often, politics that you’re not supposed to talk about.

Everyone gives 'Picket Fences' credit for being so willing to delve into issues that now would be no big deal. But it was then. It was ahead of its time.

There are things that aren't supposed to be comfortable to read, because those situations shouldn't be comfortable to discuss, but they still need to be discussed.

I feel like 'Leftovers' is dealing with subject matter that's kind of taboo when you're talking about religion and faith. They found a way to make it mysterious and intriguing without making people upset.

When I first started, you couldn't mention divorce or death. You couldn't show smelly socks. You couldn't show a snake. They took a skunk out of my strip one time.

People who express themselves in paradoxes are in a strong position; and the more outrageous the paradox, in general the stronger the position.