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. Andrew Davies Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting ‘The Great Gatsby,’ but nobody ever does. Andrew Davies Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Andrew Davies Read Quote
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. Andrew Davies Read Quote
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 Read Quote
An adaptation I was working on of Trollope’s ‘The Pallisers’ has been axed by the BBC… I was also going to do Dickens’ ‘Dombey and Son’ but they’ve asked me to do ‘David Copperfield’ instead. Andrew Davies Read Quote
