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" The #MeToo and Time's Up movements have been a roar on behalf of women, and the voices are genuinely empowered now. I really feel that. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

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

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" To me, most comedy is dark comedy. "

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" 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 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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" 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 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 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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" 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. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

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

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" I can't deny 'Fleabag''s a very personal piece, but it's not autobiographical. "

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

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" I think if you've got people on your side, if you've got people really laughing, you are able to make them cry. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

" We're just so self-conscious. However much we try not to be, on some level, especially as a woman and an actress, you have so much pressure when it comes your hair and the bags under your eyes and your skin. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

" I'm obsessed with audiences and obsessed with the journey that an audience goes on. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

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

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

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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. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

" I feel liberated being around women who are liberated. "

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" Sausages are just funny. I don't know why. I can't explain it. "

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

" 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. "

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

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" Women know what they're doing all the time, and they're pretending that they don't. "

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" 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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" 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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