I'd always liked the idea that drama acts at its best as a kind of arena for debate, not just about the thing itself, but also producing aesthetic, stylistic, political and moral discussions.
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I think that I am interested in the resonance between character drama and high stakes, either situational or political or social or other kind of elevated drama, and I tend to find that those things combust.
Dramas need to have a certain aesthetic that comedy just doesn't really seem to need to have.
Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed.
I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and characterisation and that sort of thing.
Everything has its own kind of theatricality and its own drama.
I've always liked drama; I've always found it really fun, like, I did go to drama club and things like that.
Obviously, a theatrical masterpiece needs more than a plot; many television shows are nothing but plot, and it is doubtful that they will stand the test of time. But I also don't think that making fun of plot or acting like we're all somehow 'above' structure is such a good idea.
I think there's true drama in the formation of everything that we know and are standing on the shoulders of.
Drama is about conflict, and it's about putting obstacles in the path of people you who care about.
Everyone needs some kind of compelling drama in their life, basically.
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