"When people say 'love to hate', they actually mean 'love to be appalled by' - if they truly hated them, they'd never repeat a catch phrase."

"No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them."

"A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire."

"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

"I just feel tired now if people are shocked. If it's not for you, just don't bloody watch it."