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> [Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man. He's not cruel. He just does what he has to do. And in his own mind, he's absolutely right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/richelieu-was-a-great-statesman-and-like-all-great-statesman-he-was-a/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

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## More by Adrian Hodges

> [You can use the fun of the genre, but I also really wanted to come at it from the point of view of some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/you-can-use-the-fun-of-the-genre-but-i-also-really-wanted-to-come-at/)

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> [I think there's an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D'Artagnan. In the very beginning, she's using him in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/i-think-there-s-an-element-in-milady-where-she-sees-her-own-innocence/)

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> [One of the problems of this genre is that there are cliches everywhere, and you've got to be careful and watch out. Our rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/one-of-the-problems-of-this-genre-is-that-there-are-cliches/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

> [In the book, D'Artagnan doesn't actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end, and we make quite a big thing about that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/in-the-book-d-artagnan-doesn-t-actually-become-an-official-musketeer/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

> [ The BBC came to me and they wanted to adapt the book \[Three Musketeers\] again, in the straightforward way, and I said no to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/the-bbc-came-to-me-and-they-wanted-to-adapt-the-book-three-musketeers/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

> [You do see a few people and you are thinking of how that chemistry is going to work, but it's not really fair to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/you-do-see-a-few-people-and-you-are-thinking-of-how-that-chemistry-is/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

> [On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene, but you need them to also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/on-a-simple-level-you-need-directors-who-are-good-at-action-and-can/)

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> [You're always looking to make it a bit fresh. I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested, and we're always talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/you-re-always-looking-to-make-it-a-bit-fresh-i-want-to-make-sure/)

[Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/)

> [The thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don't necessarily see themselves as villains. Richelieu is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/the-thing-about-villains-is-that-villains-always-have-their-own-logic/)

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> [They're classic themes, which is why I think it's such a great story to look at again. The concept of being loyal to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/they-re-classic-themes-which-is-why-i-think-it-s-such-a-great-story/)

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> [It's not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing. Being able to do action sounds like it should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/it-s-not-fundamentally-different-to-any-other-genre-that-action-is-a/)

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> [Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man. He's not cruel. He just does what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/richelieu-was-a-great-statesman-and-like-all-great-statesman-he-was-a/)

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> [The situation that women were in, at the time, was something that Dumas doesn't really go into, but it's a great subject to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/the-situation-that-women-were-in-at-the-time-was-something-that-dumas/)

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