Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.

An awful lot of storytelling isn't really about making people understand - it's about making people care.

I hope I won't become hated by geeks everywhere, but I don't really know comic books all that well.

I can't see what's wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what's bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.

I'll be a story in your head. That's okay. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? 'Cause it was, you know. It was the best. The daft old man who stole a magic box and ran away. Did I ever tell you that I stole it? Well I borrowed it. I was always going to take it back.

My priorities are where they should be, which is making really great, really exciting television.

Madge: I don't know why I keep shouting at them. The Doctor: Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later. The answer is, of course, because they are going to be sad later. ~ The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe