Andrew Davies Quotes
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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I have had someone ask me to sign their 'Team Taylor' panties. She wasn't a teenager. She was in her 40s.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative element.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia.
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Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It's as if their life is experienced emotionally and then that is translated intellectually or conceptually into the performance.
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Ever since 'Single White Female,' the 1990 novel which was turned into a supremely scary film, the idea of a seemingly normal woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants has become an abiding literary trope.
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My views are very fluctuating. I have very contradictory takes on the subject. Dating is easier, while marriage is hard work. You see your friends having early divorces, and on the other hand, you see your parents having a successful marriage.
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We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct.
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I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.
