Andrew Davies Quotes

United Kingdom, Writer
September 20, 1936

Andrew Wynford Davies (/ˈdeɪvɪs/; born 20 September 1936) is a Welsh writer of screenplays and novels, best known for House of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice, and his adaptations of Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch and War & Peace. He was made a BAFTA Fellow in 2002.

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.

Andrew Davies
- Mad
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.

Andrew Davies

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
- Up
- Eyes
- Focus
Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'

Andrew Davies
- God
- Thinking
- Experience
I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.

Andrew Davies
Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.

Andrew Davies
- Drama
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff.

Andrew Davies
- People
- Quality
- Period
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.

Andrew Davies
- People

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
- Work
- History
- Wife
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
- Beautiful
- Dark
- Car
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.

Andrew Davies
- Movie