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1. "You're stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that." ~ Andrew Davies
2. "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
3. "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." ~ Andrew Davies
4. "Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening." ~ Andrew Davies
5. "People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices." ~ Andrew Davies
6. "The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody." ~ Andrew Davies
7. "'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element." ~ Andrew Davies
8. "Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children." ~ Andrew Davies
9. "I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations." ~ Andrew Davies
10. "I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically." ~ Andrew Davies
11. "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
12. "I remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular thing." ~ Andrew Davies
13. "I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces." ~ Andrew Davies
14. "I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff." ~ Andrew Davies
15. "Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales." ~ Andrew Davies
16. "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." ~ Andrew Davies
17. "'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
18. "People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that." ~ Andrew Davies
19. "Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'" ~ Andrew Davies
20. "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
21. "Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more." ~ Andrew Davies
22. "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

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Death seemed to lose its terrors and to borrow a grace and dignity in sublime keeping with the life that was ebbing away."
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