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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. "

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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. "

" I spent most of the Seventies living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and most of the Eighties living in Stoke-on-Trent. "

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" Most good work is a combination of parts you love and parts you could do better. My constant mantra is, 'Next time, next time, next time.' "

" I know what it's like to be brought up by actors and writers. "

" Writing a film is like giving birth to a baby and then giving it up for adoption. "

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" I try to stay focused on the work and recognize that I've been very lucky. Maybe it's 'cause I grew up with actors, but I've seen that recognition comes and goes, so all there really is is your family and friends. You have to maintain those constants in your life. Maintain what's beyond your work. "

" 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. "

" There are so many actresses I want to write for. I see them, and I think, 'Why is she not playing that lead? What's happened to that actress?' I think all I can do is to write parts for women, to say, 'Keep going, keep acting, because there are parts for you. There will be those plays.' "

" 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. "

" Even if you've been a coward all your life, death is a heroic act. "

" 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. "

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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. "

" I never get writer's block, but I do have days where I crawl under the duvet. "

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" All work is a process of failure. Every single thing I write, I look at it and go, 'Do better. That's not good enough. Do better.' And so, that keeps me up at night. "