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Monday, October 13, 2008, 09:41
"This was very different to writing Little Britain. When I'm with Matt [Lucas] writing sketches, most of the time we're trying to write the funniest sketches we can. Sometimes we bring in emotional things but most of the time we're going after jokes. I got emotional writing certain bits of (the book)."
He added that it important that his book, which is about a 12-year-old who is mocked for dressing in girls' clothes, was rooted in reality.
"Children are often empowered greatly by books, but I didn't want this to be too much of a fantasy. Like them ending up in space or finding the treasure. I was thinking back to what it's like to be 12. And at that age you're not in control, you can't just say, 'Right I'm going to leave'. You're trapped," he said.
:: The Boy In The Dress by David Walliams and illustrated by Quentin Blake is out now.
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