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" I don't think the challenge is asking an audience to like a character; it's inviting them to try and understand them... then making that journey entertaining and worth their while. It's a classic trick, but it's human, and it allows characters to have more depth. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Journey

Think

Character

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Writing

Need

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" It will always be relevant and always be inspiring to see somebody turning themselves into a warrior. "

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" I just find all that stuff incredibly funny. I love a fart. I'd do anything for a good poo story. "

" Nothing brings me more joy than when people love what I do. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

People

" I'm a massive control freak. "

" Our family dinner table was my first platform - every dinner was all about sharing stories and jokes and points of view. "

" I don't think there's an actor in the world who ever expects to get a call from the 'Star Wars' casting director - least of all me. "

" After the play of 'Fleabag,' we had conversations with different channels and with film companies about whether 'Fleabag' should be a half-hour sitcom, an hourlong, serialized drama, or a film. And I knew that it couldn't be a drama because I wanted to hide the drama - that had to be the surprise. I knew it had to be comedy. "

" You're allowed to bore your friends and family, but to bore your audience is unforgivable. "

" I don't think you can be a good actor and want to please, because so much about performing and acting is surprising people. "

" If you hear somebody say something absolutely horrendous about their own life, in quite a flippant, offbeat kind of way, when you meet people clearly trying to be strong and brave, the ones who are really good at it are the ones who break my heart the most. "

" There's nothing that makes me cry and laugh more than stories about friendship. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Cry

Friendship

" Every time I see the rails of my photo shoots, it's like Dr. Seuss, or as if they've skinned Muppets. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

See

Photo

" So much TV is drawn out. "

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Drawn

Much

" I remember being a teenager and saying, 'Oh, I want to be an actress when I grow up.' And people saying, 'You need to be a good liar - are you a good liar?' "

" I always want to go darker, and I'm always being advised to stay on the lighter side. "

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Being

Always

" I'd been waiting to turn thirty my whole life. For some reason, when I was eleven, I was like, 'I know thirty's going to be good. Get through those twenties!' "

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" I'll never get bored of seeing flawed women on the screen. "

" I had such a supportive family, and I think that affects your life in such a profound way; it fortifies you completely. "

" I think there's something funny about people who laugh in the face of convention or surprise us morally. "

" You don't often see a cross section of female characters interacting with each other at the top of a chain. "