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You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.
Andrew Davies
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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
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'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.
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The older I get, the more fun it is to write young people. It's just a holiday from what is becoming old age, really.
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Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.
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I had a mother who was very emotionally demanding, wanting to be the centre of attention. As they say in EastEnders, she thought it was all about 'er. I spent a lot of time trying to work out what was going on.
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I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing.
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I prefer love scenes to be shot up close with a lot of focus on eyes and mouths. Otherwise it can feel uncomfortable and voyeuristic.
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People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
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I was getting rewarded for writing well, from about the age of five or six. A teacher would say, Look what Andrew has written, and I thought, Maybe I could be a writer.
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Rebecca Eaton has made an enormous contribution to the cultural life of America, and, more than that, she is one of the most fun people I know.
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I got quite cross when I heard about Emma Thompson adapting 'Sense and Sensibility.' It was absolutely childish of me, but I thought, 'I should be doing that. They didn't even ask me.' Some mistake, surely.
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I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.
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I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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