I hate losing laughs; they're rare things.

The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world!

Whatever I do might be good, it might be bad, it might be all sorts of things, but it's not mediocre.

Everybody gets excited about technology, but it doesn't interest me in the least. I'm only interested in it if it makes my job easier or cheaper. They're tools.

Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.

I'm overwhelmed by writers. Most people aren't impressed by writers, but if you can draw a cartoon or a picture, they think you're magic.

There are moments when television systems are young and haven't formed properly, and there's room for lots of original stuff. Then things become more and more top-heavy with executives who are trying to guarantee the success of things.