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" I think, a lot of time, I'm just writing my worst fears, of the idea of losing my mom or my best friend or doing something so terrible to somebody that's kind of deemed unforgivable or having a really broken family. "

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" 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. "

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Drama

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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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Power

" No one would touch me with a barge pole as an actress. It hit hard. I thought, 'What am I doing? This is a stupid idea!' It's like throwing yourself into a massive pond, and you feel like you're going to drown so quickly. "

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

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

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Cry

Friendship

" If you go into the mainstream with a female perspective that seems to resonate with a lot of people, you have a political agenda imposed on you: you are told that you are a feminist. "

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Political

You

" I just love any kind of language that can change the energy in a room. There are no limits for me, as long as it feels like it's being used in a particular way to garner or elicit a very particular reaction so that you can then use that reaction later for something else. "

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

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

" So much TV is drawn out. "

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Much

" Whenever I get stuck on something, I'm like, 'What would I do if I wasn't afraid? What would I write if I wasn't afraid? What would I say in this situation if I wasn't afraid?' "

" I'm just constantly on the verge of bursting into tears with joy. "

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

" 'Transparent' was huge for me when I first saw it. I felt that, from an authorial point of view, no one was trying to sell characters to us, you know? It's the idea of not having to adore these characters and want to cuddle them; you just have to be into them and their psychology and be compelled by them. "

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

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

People

" As women, we get the message about how to be a good girl - how to be a good, pretty girl - from such an early age. Then, at the same time, we're told that well-behaved girls won't change the world or ever make a splash. "

" 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?' "

" When an audience is laughing with a character, they make themselves so vulnerable, and they open up. They expose their heart the moment they're laughing, because they're relaxed and they're disarmed. "

" I'd go so far as to say I was bullied into writing, but sometimes you need that. "

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Writing

Need

" To me, most comedy is dark comedy. "

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Dark

Most

" People generally are just really nice to each other. You know, the good people. "

" Fleabag knows men and women are equal and should be treated as such, but what she's confused about - and what I was confused about - was the idea that wanting bigger boobs doesn't mean you don't want equal rights. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The element of surprise is the most important thing and what keeps me interested in writing. I can feel it if I've written that predictable or boring line, and I will carry that around with me all day. "

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Writing

Day

" What's so useful about the British culture of politeness is the level of passive aggression is really fun to write. "

" I think it helped that 'Fleabag' had such a dramatic arc to it, even though it was disguised as a comedy. "