“I write an actual script rather quickly - a draft will take me two weeks - but I write a lot of drafts. My big thing is I don't re-read. When I write, I never re-read back. I'll send it, because if I re-read back, it will cripple me.”

Welsh playwright and screenwriter

Abi Morgan is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter. She is known for her work in television and film, including Sex Traffic, The Hour, Brick Lane, The Iron Lady, Shame and Suffragette. Her writing spans drama for the small screen and feature films, and she has built a reputation for stories that move between private lives and wider social pressures. The titles associated with her include both original television work and screenplays adapted for cinema.