Andrew Davies Quotes

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• You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.
• 'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.
• People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.
• I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
• When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
• 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…
• 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.
• The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
• Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.
• I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.
• Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
• 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.
• I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.
• A distinguished producer called Kenith Trodd actually lived in his office for over a year - the cleaners refused to go in because it was…
• Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.
• 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…

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