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I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
Andrew Davies
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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
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Andrew Wynford Davies
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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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Novels often have leisurely openings a TV drama needs an arresting opening.
Andrew Davies
I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.
Andrew Davies
As a fairly innocent teenager, growing up in a village in Wales, I just thought, God, I would like to go and hang about Soho and write great poetry and try to avoid drinking myself to death.
Andrew Davies
Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?
Andrew Davies
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.
Andrew Davies
My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.
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
I had a very high opinion of my father's judgement of things and he said, You better get a job that pays the bills because a writer doesn't make any money. If possible, get a job that allows you to write in your spare time.
Andrew Davies
The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
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.
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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.
Andrew Davies
An adaptation I was working on of Trollope's 'The Pallisers' has been axed by the BBC... I was also going to do Dickens' 'Dombey and Son' but they've asked me to do 'David Copperfield' instead.
Andrew Davies
I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.
Andrew Davies
Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
Andrew Davies
'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.
Andrew Davies
Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.
Andrew Davies
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
Andrew Davies
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
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