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.
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. - Andrew Davies
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
- Andrew Davies
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
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.
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
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.
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 … - Andrew Davies
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 …
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… - Andrew Davies
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…
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does. - Andrew Davies
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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
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.
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff. - Andrew Davies
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that. - Andrew Davies
You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.
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