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Andrew Davies Quotes

I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically Picture Quote #1

‘Affinity’ is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It’s a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element Picture Quote #1

I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I’d like to have another unusual, beautiful car Picture Quote #1

One of the things I’ve always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I’m always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The most moving scene for me in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy’s sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy’s look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth’s eyes Picture Quote #1

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The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people’s heads Picture Quote #1

I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting ‘The Great Gatsby,’ but nobody ever does Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’d love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn’t really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they tend to be single dramas Picture Quote #1

Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I was getting rewarded for writing well, from about the age of five or six. A teacher would say, Look what Andrew has written, and I thought, Maybe I could be a writer Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You’re stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that Picture Quote #1

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I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically (Andrew Davies Quotes) ‘Affinity’ is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It’s a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element (Andrew Davies Quotes) I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I’d like to have another unusual, beautiful car. (Andrew Davies Quotes) One of the things I’ve always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I’m always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes. (Andrew Davies Quotes) 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 Quotes) The most moving scene for me in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy’s sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy’s look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth’s eyes. (Andrew Davies Quotes) The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people’s heads (Andrew Davies Quotes) I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting ‘The Great Gatsby,’ but nobody ever does. (Andrew Davies Quotes) 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. (Andrew Davies Quotes) I’d love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn’t really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they tend to be single dramas. (Andrew Davies Quotes) Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. (Andrew Davies Quotes) 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 Quotes) I was getting rewarded for writing well, from about the age of five or six. A teacher would say, Look what Andrew has written, and I thought, Maybe I could be a writer. (Andrew Davies Quotes) 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. (Andrew Davies Quotes) 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 Quotes) You’re stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that (Andrew Davies Quotes)