Abi Morgan Quotes

Abi Morgan is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her works in theater, film, and television. She has written notable plays such as "Splendour" and "The Mistress Contract," as well as screenplays for films like "Shame" and "The Iron Lady." Morgan's writing has been acclaimed for its insightful storytelling and engaging characters.

I can go to the BBC and say, 'OK, my next drama is for women, and it is diverse women.' I take that to America, however, and I have another set of conversations.

Journalism and the news has become not only a means to debate but also to judge and deconstruct celebrity, the news story, and the emotional lives of political people.

One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies.

'Tender' is my most strongly autobiographical play... -Abi Morgan

'Tender' is my most strongly autobiographical play.

I didn't take into account the critical tsunami that comes with having work going out. I've gone from being a complete narcissist, someone who googles my own name, to someone who has to work separately from that to avoid creative paralysis.

Good writing is often about trying to investigate something you feel is missing and trying to put it back.

The notion of having your muse was not something that was built for women originally. That's not to say women don't have muses. I get muses in terms of actors or writers who inspire me, so I understand the concept.

Even if you've been a coward all your life, death ... -Abi Morgan

Even if you've been a coward all your life, death is a heroic act.

You can't control how an audience responds to some... -Abi Morgan

You can't control how an audience responds to something. It's up to them.

I need to be in charge, and that comes from when I was growing up and money was always an issue. I didn't want to feel the fear of poverty again, and I suppose, in that way, I qualify as Thatcher Youth.

If you're dealing with a powerful leader, you're inevitably going to have a dialogue with her political past. It was always my intention to interrogate Thatcher's political life.

I spent most of the Seventies living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and most of the Eighties living in Stoke-on-Trent.

I always felt a bit of a nerd, but my family gets me and my oddities. My kids and partner are way cooler than I am, but they let me in the room with them.

My greatest love is my children, and they have inspired me to fight and stand up for the right things.

Feminism isn't just for women. It's for men.... -Abi Morgan

Feminism isn't just for women. It's for men.

I had a huge interior world as a kid: I'd sit on endless wet holidays in Cornwall playing with paper dolls.

If you want to fit in, you try to mirror whatever ... -Abi Morgan

If you want to fit in, you try to mirror whatever anyone wants from you.

I always say writing a play is like toothache: I find it incredibly painful, and it's only once the play's out that the pain is gone.

To be honest, if I was going to have any kind of fantasy, be it left-wing or otherwise, it wouldn't involve Margaret Thatcher.

I talk to myself all the time - it's something my ... -Abi Morgan

I talk to myself all the time - it's something my children have observed in the car.

I think casting is everything. You get a great cast and - certainly, as happens in 'The Hour' - so many of those performances on the page were transformed by those actors who took those parts and made it into something completely different.

The thing I love about London is that it is filled... -Abi Morgan

The thing I love about London is that it is filled with migrants, including myself.

As a writer, you're not even at the party when you work in film. At best, you're the one laying out the canapes.

I get the 'Guardian' delivered every day and read it very quickly. I like it for both the TV and theatre reviews and because it's very accessible. At the weekend, I get the 'Observer' because I love the food supplement, Observer Food Monthly, and the style section. And I can't resist the News of the World.

I used to listen to 'Woman's Hour' every morning, but I've discovered that I can't have words on when I'm working.

I'm a writer of fiction. I try to write about my time, but it's dangerous if I'm seen as an investigative writer. I manipulate and change and control.

What's great about the way 'Shame''s been received is that I kept on thinking there's no way this film will be received well since I've had such a good time.

Of all the mediums, theatre is the one where you really need to have something to say - because it's just you, the words, and the space.

I'd love to know what the future looks like.... -Abi Morgan

I'd love to know what the future looks like.

I try to stay focused on the work and recognize that I've been very lucky. Maybe it's 'cause I grew up with actors, but I've seen that recognition comes and goes, so all there really is is your family and friends. You have to maintain those constants in your life. Maintain what's beyond your work.

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