Andrew Davies Quotes & Sayings
35 most famous Andrew Davies quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 88 year old Welsh writer born on Sep 20, 1936.
“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.”
“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.”
“Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.”
“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.”
“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.”
“From time to time there is a move to do a little less in the way of period dramas, but people rebel. Audiences say we want them. There is a big hunger for them. I don't think it's sentimentality or nostalgia, it's often that they are simply the best stories.”
“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.”
“'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.”
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