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Abi Morgan
Welsh Playwright
Born: 1968
Love Me Think Women Work You
Related authors: Arthur Miller Graham Greene James M. Barrie Lynn Nottage Moliere Noel Coward Samuel Beckett W. Somerset Maugham
I never know if I'm the builder or architect. The role shifts all the time. But what I have come to conclude is that the script is the muse. Abi Morgan
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Yes, I've heard of the 'Mad Men' comparisons, but I like to think 'The Hour' has its own distinctive voice. Although it is set in 1956, I have tried to give it a contemporary edge, and its themes of love, passion, romance, fury, professional jealousy, and personal failure are universal, I think. Abi Morgan
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My mother came to see me in a play when I was a student, and afterwards, I asked her what she thought. She said, 'Honest opinion? No.' Abi Morgan
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Of course I am aware that there is a level of sexism in any large institution, but I find, in television and film, most of the producers are women. Abi Morgan
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I never get writer's block, but I do have days where I crawl under the duvet. Abi Morgan
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I always say writing a play is like toothache: I find it incredibly painful, and it's only once the play's out that the pain is gone. Abi Morgan
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One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies. Abi Morgan
Myself Women Think One Of The Things Lifetime Remind Sell Affirming Stop Movies Keep Things
I'm a writer of fiction. I try to write about my time, but it's dangerous if I'm seen as an investigative writer. I manipulate and change and control. Abi Morgan
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I hope my pieces have an authenticity to them, but my job is to filter the world and tell a story, not to define and recreate exactly what's going on. Abi Morgan
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Good writing is often about trying to investigate something you feel is missing and trying to put it back. Abi Morgan
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I know what it's like to be brought up by actors and writers. Abi Morgan
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I think that, as a writer, while it's your job to construct stories, you have to navigate your way through them with your heart. Abi Morgan
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I need to be in charge, and that comes from when I was growing up and money was always an issue. I didn't want to feel the fear of poverty again, and I suppose, in that way, I qualify as Thatcher Youth. Abi Morgan
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I was a pretty heartbroken 13-year-old. That was the year my grandmother died and my parents split up. Abi Morgan
Parents Year Pretty Split Up Heartbroken Died Grandmother
I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a good relationship with the director. Then you do make that development and come on set and be part of something. But ultimately, your work is kind of done by the time you come on set. Abi Morgan
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I get the 'Guardian' delivered every day and read it very quickly. I like it for both the TV and theatre reviews and because it's very accessible. At the weekend, I get the 'Observer' because I love the food supplement, Observer Food Monthly, and the style section. And I can't resist the News of the World. Abi Morgan
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I'm the world's worst at reading reviews and then pretending I've read the book. Abi Morgan
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Usually when I write a movie, I'm lucky if I get one good actress. Abi Morgan
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'The Iron Lady' is not a biopic. Phyllida Lloyd and Meryl Streep coined it 'King Lear for girls.' Abi Morgan
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The joy for me as a writer is that, despite the fact I spend most of my life on my own in a room eating too much chocolate and drinking too much tea, eventually they let me out into the world. Abi Morgan
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Life experiences inherently change you as a writer. My sense of fury calmed down when I had children and found a loving partner. Abi Morgan
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'Splendour' broke through to new territory for me. It exposed my commitment to writing for women: my desire to recognise that they can be as aggressive, violent, mercurial, and complex as men. Abi Morgan
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I love the intimacy of TV. I love the fact that you don't necessarily have the pressure of an audience or anyone around watching it - just you and it. Abi Morgan
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You can't control how an audience responds to something. It's up to them. Abi Morgan
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Eddie Marsan is just my favourite actor of all time. I love everything he's been in, so it's a dream come true to work with him. Abi Morgan
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As a writer, you're not even at the party when you work in film. At best, you're the one laying out the canapes. Abi Morgan
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