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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
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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
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Andrew Wynford Davies
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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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The writer in movies is about as low as you can get and you really are a hired hand. You are paid a lot of money to be treated like dirt.
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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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Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
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I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
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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.
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The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
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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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I'm glad nobody has asked me to adapt 'Wuthering Heights' because I think I would make a mess of it. Everybody makes a mess of it. I think the Bronte Sisters are mad.
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Novels often have leisurely openings a TV drama needs an arresting opening.
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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.
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Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
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I remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular 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 in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.
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