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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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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.
Andrew Davies
Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.
Andrew Davies
One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I'm always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes.
Andrew Davies
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
Andrew Davies
The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.
Andrew Davies
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
Andrew Davies
Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
Andrew Davies
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
Andrew Davies
Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because they give us all the first inkling of what the whole show is going to be like, how each part affects every other part, and we won't see that again until it's all edited together.
Andrew Davies
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.
Andrew Davies
A distinguished producer called Kenith Trodd actually lived in his office for over a year - the cleaners refused to go in because it was such a tip.
Andrew Davies
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
Andrew Davies
I'd love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn't really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they tend to be single dramas.
Andrew Davies
I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.
Andrew Davies
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.
Andrew Davies
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.
Andrew Davies
I remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular thing.
Andrew Davies
From time to time there is a move to do a little less in the way of period dramas, but people rebel. Audiences say we want them. There is a big hunger for them. I don't think it's sentimentality or nostalgia, it's often that they are simply the best stories.
Andrew Davies
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.
Andrew Davies
The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy's look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth's eyes.
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