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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Most

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" 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. "

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Much

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Always

Experience

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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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" Throughout a lot of my 20s, my sexual allure and power was one of the most important things about me, my currency. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Power

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" The idea of losing your best friend, basically, is the worst thing in world. "

" 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. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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" I think it's important that culture is this ongoing thing that needs to be nurtured, because there is no such thing as a quick, arty fix. "

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Being

Always

" 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. "