35 Quotes by Russell T. Davies

Wilf: God bless the cactuses! The Doctor: That’s cactI. Alien: And that’s racist!

My God, that scene in Monster Inc. where the monsters realise that their entire world is founded on hurting children -look at that for a change! Two galumphing cartoon characters making a shattering realisation about their world and their role in sustaining it. A truly epic moment. It’s stunning.

There’s nothing better than a party that turns into a death trap.

Tea! That’s all I needed! Good cup of tea! Super-heated infusion of free-radicals and tannin, just the thing for healing the synapses.

I love having debates with people when they are debates but some people, you just can’t. Some people shouldn’t be given the oxygen.

Maybe that’s when bad scripts are written, when you choose the theme first. I consider that I’ve something to say when I’ve thought of a person, a moment, a single beat of the heart, that I think is true and interesting, and therefore should be seen.

I hate the idea that I have to represent any particular section of society; I just write good telly, that’s all.

It’s tough and it should be tough – it should never be easy to be given millions of pounds to make a drama. The coalition government is doing terrible things to the BBC, but drama will survive even if we end up putting on a play in a backroom of a pub.