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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
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Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'
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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.
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'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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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.
- History
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My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.
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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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
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I'm glad nobody has asked me to adapt 'Wuthering Heights' because I think I would make a mess of it. Everybody makes a mess of it. I think the Bronte Sisters are mad.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
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I got quite cross when I heard about Emma Thompson adapting 'Sense and Sensibility.' It was absolutely childish of me, but I thought, 'I should be doing that. They didn't even ask me.' Some mistake, surely.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular thing.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020