I can understand a family that's imploding. I have experience of that in my own life. Abi Morgan More Quotes by Abi Morgan More Quotes From Abi Morgan 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. Abi Morgan controldangerouschangetime I hope my pieces have an authenticity to them, but my job is to filter the world and tell a story, not to define and recreate exactly what's going on. Abi Morgan storyjobhopeworld Good writing is often about trying to investigate something you feel is missing and trying to put it back. Abi Morgan feelgoodyouwriting I spent most of the Seventies living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and most of the Eighties living in Stoke-on-Trent. Abi Morgan eightiesmostlivingseventies Writing a film is like giving birth to a baby and then giving it up for adoption. Abi Morgan birthwritingbabygiving 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. Abi Morgan youleaderlifepast I know what it's like to be brought up by actors and writers. Abi Morgan broughtlikeupknow I was never cool as a kid. Abi Morgan neverkidcool I think that, as a writer, while it's your job to construct stories, you have to navigate your way through them with your heart. Abi Morgan jobthinkyouheart 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. Abi Morgan feelyouthmoneyfear
