“The best content is the means, not the end.”

Sci-fi is very much an American genre. Space and the exploration of space is something so closely associated with America.

I’m not into politics. I’m into survival.

I’m not from a particularly sci-fi background. I’m not anti sci-fi at all, but I’ve never been known as a sci-fi writer and, suddenly, I was creating a flagship BBC sci-fi show, which is terrifying sometimes.

The stronger a brand’s point of view, the greater its voltage.

I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, as a kid, I think I’d always wanted to be a writer, but never thought that I would be one.

Just because there’s a trillion places to put an idea doesn’t mean you don’t need an idea in the first place

I wrote about the life of a housing officer in Britain, in a pretty rough area of London. Maybe it was because I’m a big-mouth and an exhibitionist, and I’m slightly egotistical. All those things have to come together for a writer.

Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win! live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!

I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.

All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

It’s not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.

My heart breaks. Really, I have tears in my eyes. Central midfield is Shinji’s best role.

I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.

In life, you have got to make the best of every situation; you have to keep going.