The thing is, I love a celebrity interview. Doesn't matter how big or how small. It could be Hillary Clinton or the guy who made it to the third round of 'Popstars,' I'll read it. Sharon Horgan More Quotes by Sharon Horgan More Quotes From Sharon Horgan No matter how many frustrations come along, or how many problems arise, I never lose the feeling of how lucky I am. I'm so pleased to be doing a job that makes me laugh every day. I'm aware that it's a huge privilege. Sharon Horgan frustrationjobslaughing I never used to see anything on TV where the man was in the weaker position. It was always the female showing emotion, breaking down, being emotionally torn apart by men. Sharon Horgan torn-apartfemalemen I'll cry anywhere because I can do it quite subtly. Walking, that's a good time to have a cry. Sharon Horgan because-i-cancrygood-times I think that there's an idea in 2016 that if a woman doesn't have it all then she's lacking in some way, and I think that 'having it all' is the kid, the relationship and the career, and that seems horribly skewed. I get genuinely excited when I meet women - or men - who don't want to have children. It's refreshing and unusual and means they're not swayed by what society has told them, they're just listening to their own basic instincts. I love meeting people who are fulfilled by other things. I think, 'lucky old you' when I meet someone single. Sharon Horgan meankidschildren Personally, my twenties were a complete waste of time. Professionally, I hope some good came of them. Sharon Horgan wasting-timewastetwenties I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate. Sharon Horgan wantlaughingpeople I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really. Sharon Horgan carcatway It's always uneven, love; it's unbalanced and it's obviously even worse when it comes to someone wanting to part from someone who isn't willing to. It's often feeling hurt that you've never felt before and you want somebody else to feel that pain and also not wanting to let go, because when you let go you've got to start living your life again and it consumes people. Sharon Horgan painhurtletting-go I think the best comedy is tragicomic. Yeah, I suppose if you were to look at everything I've done, there is a bit of a black streak through all of it. It's not deliberate: it's what makes me laugh, and there's a fine tradition of it, especially in Ireland. Sharon Horgan blacklaughingthinking Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious. Sharon Horgan comedianegodifferent Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours. Sharon Horgan hackneyrapcommunity It kind of depresses me when people decide to move away. I get it, you want your kids to have somewhere to roam free or to recreate whatever your sort of childhood ideal was, but my kids are grand. I love LA because lifestyle wise, it's near the beach and mountains and it is great for kids but then it's a city built on an industry that, at the end of the day, is kind of facile. Sharon Horgan depressingwisebeach I started writing sketches with Dennis Kelly, who I ended up writing 'Pulling' with. We entered a BBC competition and did quite well, then started writing bits for other people's shows. You wheedle your way in, write pilots and eventually you end up writing a sitcom. Sharon Horgan competitionwritingpeople You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can. Sharon Horgan shelvesactorswant You feel you can pretend to be young until you're 50, but after that, what happens and how do you approach it? Sharon Horgan approachyoungfeels Comedy is helping a lot at the moment. It also seems to be getting under Trump's skin and revealing a lot about the kind of thin-skinned fool that he is. Sharon Horgan foolskinshelping There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that. Sharon Horgan actorswritingneeds Spending way too long worrying about what people think about me is a bad habit. Sharon Horgan longpeoplethinking Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I've done it all my life: big boxing matches, royal weddings, even TV-A.M.'s inaugural episode was enjoyed in pyjamas in my house. Sharon Horgan royal-weddingboxinghouse Stresses in a marriage and in family life, sometimes they're prompted by whatever is going on in the wider world as well as what's going on behind your door. Sharon Horgan stresssometimesworld
