Welsh - Playwright | 1968 -
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.
Abi Morgan
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I don't really read that many magazines; I'm more of a browser. I get 'Vanity Fair' quite often if I'm on a train.
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I'm the world's worst at reading reviews and then pretending I've read the book.
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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.
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Usually when I write a movie, I'm lucky if I get one good actress.
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'The Iron Lady' is not a biopic. Phyllida Lloyd and Meryl Streep coined it 'King Lear for girls.'
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The joy for me as a writer is that, despite the fact I spend most of my life on my own in a room eating too much chocolate and drinking too much tea, eventually they let me out into the world.
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I never know if I'm the builder or architect. The role shifts all the time. But what I have come to conclude is that the script is the muse.
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Life experiences inherently change you as a writer. My sense of fury calmed down when I had children and found a loving partner.
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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.
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The older I get, the more I have to think long and hard about what I need to say and why.
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'Splendour' broke through to new territory for me. It exposed my commitment to writing for women: my desire to recognise that they can be as aggressive, violent, mercurial, and complex as men.
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