44 Quotes by Sharon Horgan

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.

Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.

I think that's important to women in comedy, that we get a lot of the good lines and you're not just the girlfriend or the sister.

I've never for a second felt like my job has been more of a struggle because I'm a woman.

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.

I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.

I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I'll cry anywhere because I can do it quite subtly. Walking, that's a good time to have a cry.