The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers.

I come from a musical kind of family.

For some reason, I find that in the course of my career I've worked with more women than most men have.

L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.

People in England talk about stupid Hollywood idiots, but the industry attracts some of the cleverest people in the world.

Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.

I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.