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Andrew Davies Quotes
Andrew Davies
British
Writer
Born:
Sep 20
,
1936
Always
Love
Me
People
Think
You
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Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'
Andrew Davies
God
Experience
Thinking
Audience
Still
Leave
Oh
Oh My God
Plan
Episode
Each
Now
Satisfying
I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.
Andrew Davies
Love
Write
Like
Always
Tragically
End
Love Stories
Stories
Even
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
Work
Time
Mother
Thought
Demanding
Say
Spent
Out
About
Had
Emotionally
Attention
She
Lot
Very
Trying
Going
Wanting
Centre
Work Out
Who
They Say
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
Andrew Davies
Someone
Suppose
Provinces
Tastes
Teaches
Who
University
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
Andrew Davies
You
Boot
See
Some
Writers
Named
Got
Did
Movie
Them
Drafts
Two
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
Andrew Davies
Love
Great
Me
Job
Adapting
Gave
Great Gatsby
Would
Nobody
Does
Anyone
Ever
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.
Andrew Davies
You
Money
About
Dirt
Writer
Like
Hired
Hand
Lot
Get
Movies
Low
Really
Paid
Treated
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
Love
Character
Single
Enough
Dramas
More
Tend
Contemporary
Make
Story
Really
Serial
Novels
Satisfying
Adapt
Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because they give us all the first inkling of what the whole show is going to be like, how each part affects every other part, and we won't see that again until it's all edited together.
Andrew Davies
Love
Together
Hate
First
Before
Every
Other
See
Give
Part
Like
Most
Until
Because
Edited
Ready
How
Affects
Going
Again
Them
Themselves
Us
Show
Whole
Exposing
Each
Actor
Bonded
A distinguished producer called Kenith Trodd actually lived in his office for over a year - the cleaners refused to go in because it was such a tip.
Andrew Davies
Year
Distinguished
Over
Because
Go
His
Office
Tip
Refused
Producer
Lived
Actually
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 I know.
Andrew Davies
Life
People
Made
Enormous
More
Know
Most
She
Cultural
Than
America
Contribution
Fun
'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
People
Othello
Strike
Shakespeare
Most
Likely
Lot
Tragedies
Domestic
Personal
Personal Note
Note
Watching
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.
Andrew Davies
You
People
Think
Like
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
Andrew Davies
Me
Quality
People
Think
Reliable
Delighted
Absolutely
Stuff
Period
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