“Episodic TV is notoriously brutal because just when you think 'I've go...” — Zawe Ashton Quote

“Episodic TV is notoriously brutal because just when you think 'I've got this, I know this character' you can pick up the script for series four and you die in the first episode - or your character suddenly transitions from a woman to a man.”

“I hate using the word 'dark' for things that are negative.”

“I don't tend to go into any job thinking about the audience reaction.”

“The brutal history of colonialism is one in which white people literally stole land and people for their own gain and material wealth.”

“At a time when India is going through great changes and, with China, is likely to inherit the world from the West, it is important that writers like me try to highlight the brutal injustices of society.”

“When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on.”