Nothing can ever be a rule in drama, because then you're saying certain things won't ever happen, and that would be very boring.

You'll go out of business if you think people are stupid.

Amy: I had something I wanted to tell him. Stuff always gets in the way. Canton: Stuff does that.

It's a funny thing about stories. It doesn't feel like you make them up, more like you find them. You type and type and you know you haven't got it yet, because somewhere out there, there's that perfect thing -- the unexpected ending that was always going to happen. That place you've always been heading for, but never expected to go.

You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!

When you're surrounded by friends and exes, there's a whole lot of stuff that starts crawling out. But however serious and traumatic those experiences may be to the participant, to the onlooker they're hilarious.

The way you get your script to the right people is that you put it in an envelope. It's easy. The difficult bit is writing something that is so good people will take a punt on a brand new writer.