“I was performing the end and I was really emotional and I was suddenly hit by the whole journey of the character'
, a book including the complete script from both season of the show with additional commentary from Waller-Bridge. Brodesser-Akner started the evening by asking about Waller-Bridge’s childhood and time in Catholic school, which is where some of the rage started.
Her rage also peaked in her 20s, when she was a struggling actor after attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. “I feel like as long as I know what I’m writing next then nothing else actually affects it and nothing matters,” Waller-Bridge said. “The noise around it is so exciting and you know that people are watching and that’s really wonderful. I guess the pressure to make more stuff or make a certain kind of stuff has the same impact on me as the catholic school oppression, which is I love it but I also know that you’re telling me to go and do that thing so I’m going to go and do that thing.
That doesn’t mean she’s overthinking it completely as she’s writing. When asked whether she considers how a joke will play in the future, particularly considering a lot of past work doesn’t play as well today. But Waller-Bridge said she can’t think about that.
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