'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.
From Andrew Davies
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.
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.
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.
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
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.
I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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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