Emily Maitlis Quotes

I like plays where people talk a lot. Conversation is sustained. Argument is sustained.

My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If you're fortunate - and both of us are - you come from the kidding kind of Irish family.

My grandfather was a lot like a white Jewish George Jefferson, and he did not enjoy my work very much.

I wouldn't say that it's hard for sisters to treat each other with respect. Many do.

If you don't like what someone has to say, argue with them.

It's always interesting to bring scientists together, because they typically have very polarized views.

My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.

I was on the debate team.

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

I don't mind have an uncomfortable conversation if those uncomfortable conversations can lead to a bigger dialogue and help us get to a better understanding of whatever it is we are discussing.

I don't think I have tried to give any message through 'Mulk.' But I have put certain things on the table which are usually discussed in the living rooms, not in our cinema.

I tend to solicit opinions from all those around me. I like to hear opinions and the rationale behind it from everybody in the room. Perhaps it's the result of going to law school and using the Socratic method.

When people say, 'Well, I don't talk to my family because they're all conservatives,' or 'I don't talk to my family because they're racist,' I'm, like, 'No, no, no; that's exactly who you need to be talking to.'

I'm an only child, so I don't come from a big family. But it has been my observation from friends who do come from big families that usually, when you have a family fight, on the back end you come out better and stronger for it.

On slower days, when I was only needed for coverage or reaction shots, the set of 'The Newsroom' was better than therapy. Chris Chalk and I would debate life's dilemmas... until Sam Waterston would chime in and set us both straight.

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

My background's Arab and I'm quite fiery, stubborn and used to shouting and expressing myself quite loudly, and Inez and I have our little fall-outs as mum and daughters do.

I wouldn't want to debate me every day.

All families have disagreements, but good often comes of it if they are constructive discussions.

You can never get two members of the family to agree on anything.

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

Growing up in an Italian family, we used our body to convey a message.

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.

What I like best is sitting in a room together with really smart engineers thinking about a problem.

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