"Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had."

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Men always want to be terribly influential, but I see that as somewhat external. Do I imagine myself being influential? No. I want to understand. And if others understand--in the same sense that I have understood--that gives me a sense of satisfaction, like feeling at home.

— Hannah Arendt