To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.
I'm glad nobody has asked me to adapt 'Wuthering Heights' because I think I would make a mess of it. Everybody makes a mess of it. I think the Bronte Sisters are mad.
A lot of people have something to say about 'Wuthering Heights,' but nobody quite nails it.
I've done a lot of films that all have been pretty edgy.
I don't think people shouldn't try to be edgy, but you have to take what the audience says to you in consideration.
I always thought, 'I could go the route of saying some controversial things and have it explode, just do it like that. But I don't do that.' But of course, it wasn't really up to me.
You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.
When it is perceived that a show has gone awry, the pressure is staggering, and as a writer caught in that storm, it feels like you are being attacked by jackals.
Summer movies are all about things blowing up and you going, 'Yeah!'
'Summer Heights High' is one of my favourite shows of all time. I'm obsessed. I re-watch it all the time.