Beeban Kidron Quotes

I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have a purpose in telling a story.

I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a writer has always been to tell a good story and give my readers a good time.

If you watch kids looking at something on television, even something that's produced for them and is supposed to be funny, what you'll notice is that they don't laugh.

Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.

All we think about is how to keep the audience engaged, and normally we're big on plot because that's the easy way to do it.

It could be sci-fi, love story, historical drama what counts for me is the fact that they're made by great directors with a great point of view who bring the audience to be elevated and at the same time entertained. That's what cinema is.

TV creates good viewership because it generates interest by being entertaining.

Peak TV has resulted in beautiful shows that have nothing in particular to tell us about humanity.

One fear setting on filmmakers is that the audience no longer has any patience. They want things to constantly move.

People don't come to the theatres to watch a kiss. It's the story that appeals to them.

Lots of people do stand up shows with no narrative, but I love a beginning, a middle and an end.

I don't like movies, TV shows, or books or anything that's preaching to the audience or speaking down to us.

Star power will always remain relevant but content has become the king.

Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show that makes everyone feel good.

I'm a yarn teller. My job is to engage you as much as I can and as often as I can.

Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.

I think the way I sort of approach it is, you just sort of keep your head down and focus on what you are doing and making shows that people will want to see on Thursday night.

Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but I'm more interested in telling a story.

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.

In this fragmented world, with such short attention spans, you've got a couple of episodes to make an impression. And if you don't, you start to lose your audience in a big way.

As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.

One of the things about being on Twitter, for me, is mostly about just being on the pulse of what people are interested in, what people are doing and what people are looking for. I look at entertainment projects and storytelling, and I really try to think about what people want.

Television is a medium because anything well done is rare.

I'm probably not creative or talented enough to create an especially compelling piece of content, but I really do enjoy watching a great movie or TV show.