I Write The Kind Of Stuff I'd

You Should Always Waste Time When You Don't Have Any. Time Is Not The Boss Of You. Rule 408.

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.

My Problem Is That The Audience Is More Fiction-literate Than Ever. In Shakespeare's Day, You Probably Expected To See A Play Once Or Twice In Your Life; Today You Experience Four Or Five Different Kinds Of Fiction Every Day. So Staying Ahead Of The Audience Is Impossible.

I Think Training In Comedy, As It Were, A History Writing Comedy, Is A Powerful Tool For Anyone.

Peter Capaldi, Will Always Be Doctor Who. You Retain The Title Forever. Ask Your Predecessors, They All Think They're The Real One. I've Had Sunday Lunch With Peter Davidson And David Tennant And They're Eyeing Each Other Like, 'it's Me!