I didn't do very well academically; I was always in the bottom class.

I just do what I think is funny and what's exciting to me.

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

I think surprises make TV entertaining.

When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that.

I was terrible student. I was capable, but I never like being told what to do, so I was always in the bottom class at school. In Australia, a lot of students study to the end of year 10, but don't go on to the final year, and I was asked to leave the school because they just thought I wasn't performing well enough. I used to sneak off to play piano, and defy the rules of the school.

I have a massive guilt thing about money.