Abi Morgan Quotes

I spend so much time in fear of going broke, and I never have been even remotely close to going broke.

I always felt very insecure financially as a child. I was desperate to understand money as a child. I was desperate to be secure. Because I always felt like the rug could be pulled from under me.

When you grow up without it, you want to have it. It's funny, in America some people say, 'Why do you want to make money so much?' And I say, 'Well, I guess you didn't starve as a kid.'

I'm OK: I don't need money.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

I have that working class fear of having nothing. I've always got one eye on what's in the bank.

My mom always told me one of the reasons that she was really happy in her life was that, if Dad never worked again, she was confident that she could support the family.

My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore.

When you grow up middle class, you just always feel like you've got to be working, or you won't be able to pay the bills.

If you are afraid to fail, then you should go and become a banker.

Fame does lead to money, which I don't have a close relationship with. I'm the kind of guy who never sees the money - it all goes somewhere else. I don't understand it, I don't like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it.

I make money, money doesn't make me.

I really don't care if anyone thinks I'm special or not, I just want to be able to live my life without thinking about money all the time, or where I'm going to get it.

I too had the usual insecurities. I wanted a good house and a healthy bank balance. But I never got cowed down.

This work thing really has a specific purpose for me, which is to be an independent human being who doesn't rely on a guy or a family to be able to support myself. It's not about showing somebody that I'm successful. It's about having a wider breadth of option.

It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too.

I have pledged - to you, the rating agencies and myself - to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations. When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.

Being able to provide for me and my brother and my family, that's pressure.

I don't feel the pressure of the market - otherwise, I wouldn't be able to work.

Money doesn't solve anything.

I never met a dollar that could change me. Been the same guy since day one.

Money is rarely just money. Sometimes it stands in for love or self-esteem or freedom or a sense of control over your destiny (especially if you lacked these things in childhood).

I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things.

To me, I don't have any problems. I don't have economic problems. I have an independent life.

I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.