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" Television was essentially my college. "

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" I'd rather try and cram in another two gags than leave a pause to say, 'Hey, wasn't that bit funny?' "

" I love horror, sci-fi and action, or I wouldn't make these kinds of movies, but those designations are Trojan horses to make these personal comedies. "

" When you're struggling to get a feature film off the ground, there's no big overarching tenure plan or anything like that. "

" I find just in terms of free time I'm always envious of people I know who... listen to music, watch films, play games, read books. I have to pick. And I find frequently that if I've got Sophie's Choice, I'll try to keep up with music and keep up with films. So my book reading and comic reading and game playing is terrible and infrequent. "

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