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" I just kind of like to feel myself into stuff by writing scenes and seeing what characters end up saying. "
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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" I suppose the cult of the strong woman character on TV has probably been misinterpreted in so many different ways, meaning that a woman can't be emotionally complicated or want things or can't be weak in moments. "
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" I wanted to give people that feeling of wanting to hug the TV and just admit that you're unhappy. "
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" I always knew that if I was ever going to perform something that I wrote in front of an audience, I was going to do the thing I most like to experience as an audience member, which is to be tricked. "
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" Throughout a lot of my 20s, my sexual allure and power was one of the most important things about me, my currency. "
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" I change my mind every five minutes. I'm very brutal with my own process. I throw everything away very quickly, and then I have to go out and rummage through the rubbish in the middle of the night to try to find a bit I'd written a week ago. "
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" 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?' "
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" The idea of losing your best friend, basically, is the worst thing in world. "
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" This world of 'Star Wars' is just so accepting and beautiful that the idea a droid and a human are trying to waddle their way into a relationship is something that's celebrated. "
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