There are so many actresses I want to write for. I see them, and I think, ‘Why is she not playing that lead? What’s happened to that actress?’ I think all I can do is to write parts for women, to say, ‘Keep going, keep acting, because there are parts for you. There will be those plays.’ Abi Morgan Read Quote
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. Abi Morgan Read Quote
I’m the world’s worst at reading reviews and then pretending I’ve read the book. Abi Morgan Read Quote
I definitely people-watch. I often see photos of myself with my children: I’m always in the background with my mouth wide open, looking somewhere else. Abi Morgan Read Quote
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. Abi Morgan Read Quote
Of course I am aware that there is a level of sexism in any large institution, but I find, in television and film, most of the producers are women. Abi Morgan Read Quote
Most good work is a combination of parts you love and parts you could do better. My constant mantra is, ‘Next time, next time, next time.’ Abi Morgan Read Quote
I think social media has reinvigorated people’s enthusiasm to be active and to engage. Abi Morgan Read Quote
