Top 33 Carrie Hope Fletcher Quotes

Social media is all about presenting the happiest, most positive version of yourself to the world. I’m here to say that we all have bad days and that it’s easy to feel isolated – but the truth is that beneath the sassy facade all girls suffer from the same insecurities.

I wore out the VHS of the ‘Les Mis’ 10th anniversary. Lea Salonga played a big part in my childhood; I was very influenced by her Eponine.

It’s hard to explain where ideas come from. They’re an amalgamation of a million thoughts, dreams and sparks of imagination and it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact moment of conception.

Good people can make bad decisions and bad people can be redeemable and that is an important message for teenagers.

Girls are worried about the same things: loneliness, falling out with friends, the pain of being excluded, another girl trying to poach their best friend, and worrying about how to make friends or keep friends.

I’ve grown a thick skin.

I don’t think it was ever a conscious decision to go into musical theatre. It just felt like the natural progression.

I’ve been writing ever since I was a child: I used to give my English teacher extra homework and say, ‘What do you think of it? Give me a mark.’

The mark of a good agent is someone who you feel is on your side, fighting your corner.

I think the main thing is to continue being true to myself. I’ll never do anything just to cater or pander to the audience I have. I need to be 100% behind it too. Otherwise it’s completely pointless.

I think that is why this is an important show for teenagers to see because the important thing about ‘Heathers’ is that nothing is black and white, and it takes those grey areas and really explores them and really delves in their intricacies.

My motto is you should never take criticism from people you would never go to for advice.

It was a very normal working-class family. My dad used to play guitar in a band around pubs and clubs and stuff, so we’ve always been surrounded by music and we all love musicals. There was really no escape from it as a child. It just manifested itself in me and my brother in that we want to be actors.

Anyone who works in the entertainment industry knows that our jobs aren’t taken seriously.

Using social media alongside my acting career has worked wonders on both ends.

I was very nervous about everything. I was the girl who would burst into tears at the drop of a hat.

I love sharing anything I’m passionate about.

There is something about a live performance that you just cannot replicate anywhere else. Live streaming has been wonderful but it’s just not same as sitting there and experiencing that electricity, with a group of other people that you don’t even know and all being brought together.

There’s so much more to family than what you’re born into.

I write books and songs and all sorts of bits and pieces on the side. It’s important to have that creative outlet – I’m really passionate about it.

Casting someone capable of the job who also happens to put bums on seats has always been invaluable to a producer.

I write mainly on trains because when I’m at home I’ll be making YouTube videos or editing or just sitting down having a cup of tea as much as I possibly can.

I’d seen Justin Bieber using YouTube as a platform to get himself noticed and I thought it could be a way to get my voice out there.

I grew up with these amazing shows, like ‘Les Mis,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘Joseph,’ ‘Wicked,’ and if I ever had the chance to work with an established composer on a new piece, that would be a real honour.

I’ve been very lucky to have worked in theatre all my life.

Children don’t have to suspend disbelief like adults do… their brains can take in whatever crazy magical ideas you throw at them.

On ‘Heathers the Musical,’ we tweeted and filmed anything we wanted.

I had a difficult start to secondary school, missing the first month because of ‘Mary Poppins.’ Everyone knew who I was, who my brother was – McFly were huge by then – and had made their mind up about me. One girl made everyone’s life a misery, picking on insecurities. But that’s just teenagers.

Being alone on stage without a character to hide behind has always terrified me but I’ve always been one for facing my fears.

Meeting Malorie Blackman was epic and really cool and she’s so lovely.

There are more ways to bully each other now with the Internet but there are also more ways to talk about it and more people that you can reach and more connections to be made over the Internet.

There is a certain limitlessness to children’s novels. You can be as fun and imaginative and creative as you want and your audience is going to believe it because they still have that huge imagination.

I love Christmas as much as the next person, but my brother is a whole different ball game. He’s obsessed.