I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they could until now.

It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be "You came up with the idea. Why do you believe it?" I could tell you I've got superpowers. But I can't go up to people saying "Prove I can't fly." They'd go: "What do you mean 'Prove you can't fly'? Prove you can!"

There are good and bad critics like good or bad artists. A good critic says why they didn't like it. A bad critic gives it away that they don't like you as a person. I quite like that as well, because it means that I've won.

When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.

I am not a wolf in sheep's clothing, I'm a wolf in wolf's clothing.

You now have the least amount of time you've ever had, to do everything you've ever wanted to do. Enjoy your life. You only get one

Of all the disciplines involved in making anything - TV, film or anything I do - the writing is the most valuable commodity.