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“ABC had all these schlocky, bubblegum acts, and we had to come up with suitable material for them. In which we were amazingly unsuccessful.”

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If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.

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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.

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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.

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I love guys like Charlie Parker.

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It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.

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I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.

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You can't get any better than TV on HBO, ABC and BBC3.

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