Controversial Quote by Peter Webber

I can go to the BBC and say, 'OK, my next drama is for women, and it is diverse women.' I take that to…

— Abi Morgan

I think our sexuality is all yet to be recounted and that the rich male literary tradition constitutes a huge obstacle.

— Elena Ferrante

I wasn't allowed to watch regular television when I was growing up, only PBS, so I watched 'Masterpiece Theatre' and a lot of Jane…

— Jennifer Coolidge

I used to worry about the lack of roles for women over 40. But suddenly, everyone has realised it's interesting to have a drama…

— Rachael Stirling

It is good that in our TV industry, stories revolve around female characters more than male characters but there should be no sex war.

— Himani Shivpuri

Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I…

— Abigail Tarttelin

British period drama is always seen as kind of perfect and beautiful and lovely, but I don't think subcultures have been shone a light…

— Annabelle Wallis

A lot of queer stories revolve around tragedy.

— Camille Perri

Female hysteria is a subject I'm very fond of. I always try to bring it in somewhere. For me, it is the finest part…

— Rachel Cusk

I love working with male actors, and I think there's a tendency to write really interesting characters that would work solely alongside men where…

— Elisabeth Moss

I struggle with the fact that men's popular fiction is talked about differently. Books like mine don't get as many reviews and probably won't…

— Jennifer Weiner

There have been some good British gay films.

— Andrew Haigh