I never like to think of any character as being over. I'm always thinking of different ways of bringing them back.

I think surprises make TV entertaining.

I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of people. And I think that's more my motivation than like, "Hey I want to be the funny guy, I want to be that famous funny guy." That doesn't sit as well with me as the idea of taking people on this ride and taking them into the illusion of the characters. That's much more exciting for me.

I think my parents had a hard time dealing with me.

I think it just really excites me, the idea of delving so far into a character that people actually believe it's real, and I start to believe it's real. It's a strange thing to say, but it's the thrill of getting all the details right and being so absorbed in the character that people go along with the illusion.

People were making fun of redheads before I came along.

I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.