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The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.

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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Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
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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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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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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 suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
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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 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'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
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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 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.
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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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