Abi Morgan Quotes
Stage is the place of the playwright: you're guided by great actors and directors, but it's the playwright's word on the page that counts.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all.
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Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman.
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I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything.
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People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it.
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There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature. But, more accurately, I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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We have little choice but to place a certain level of trust in scientists - even when it comes to the model-driven speculative discipline of climate change. And, need it be said, most scientists take great care in being honest, principled and precise.
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The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are addicted to their calling ... [they] are the ones who'd be doing whatever it is they love, even if they weren't being paid.
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Stage is the place of the playwright: you're guided by great actors and directors, but it's the playwright's word on the page that counts.
