Roseanne Barr Quotes

My job is to generate discussion.

I want people to have conversations, to have controversy because it creates dialogue and builds bridges.

I like arguments.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I think the point of art is to be controversial in a lot of ways. It's to cause conversations, and it's to get people excited about and talking about the things that the films are about.

The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another.

Writers should provoke disagreement.

I don't want to make videos where people are always happy and they're agreeing. It's boring! Do something where people can talk about it.

There's so much to argue about. That was the goal with 'Really Really.' Somebody asked me once, 'How should I feel when I leave?' and I said, 'Hopefully, you're talkative.' I don't really care if you're happy or sad or loved it or hated it or hate me. The goal is that you have something to say, that you have a response.

I have to challenge the audience.

I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.

Discussing and dissecting opposing viewpoints with others on Twitter opened up a whole new way of thinking for me.

I do say things in a way that is going to elicit a response from people.

I don't have all the answers. I'm just supposed to present what I think is an issue and have dialogue start.

If I'm saying something with an intelligent background, then at least it is creating conversation. Whether that conversation is people agreeing or disagreeing, I'm happy.

At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.

What I want is to create a discussion about what is happening around the world and to provoke some debate with these pictures. Nothing more than this.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity.

I think the museum should be an arena in which ideals can hash it out, fight it out, tooth and nail, for attention.

I'm so super interested in what it is to stir things up and to listen to people.

Argument is the worst sort of conversation.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

Debate is so much better than denial.

I want to get people thinking.

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.