We pitched 'Sightseers' as a TV idea originally, and it was rejected because it was too dark. But then things like 'Dexter' came out, 'Breaking Bad'... There are so many sophisticated dramas now with comic elements to them. — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
Confidence in a bloke would be arrogance in a woman. For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it. — Alice Lowe Copy Share
I think 99% of the whole thing is to have passion about the idea yourself. I think part of your job as a filmmaker… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
The characters are not allowed to change if you write a sitcom; they're not allowed to learn anything. There's all these sorts of rules,… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it's sort of a spoof horror sort of thing, and… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
We pitched 'Sightseers' as a TV idea originally, and it was rejected because it was too dark. But then things like 'Dexter' came out,… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom to do… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again. — Alice Lowe Copy Share
I think it's much more natural as a writer to want to tell one story rather than lots of small stories that are half… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
I think what's difficult is proving to people that a script actually does work and sometimes the laughter might not be on the page,… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
We always wanted to make a comedy that was a little bit more than that, which had tragic elements to it... that people engaged… — Alice Lowe Copy Share
