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Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
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.
When you see two writers named on a movie, one of them did some drafts and got the boot.
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... →
I got quite cross when I heard about Emma Thompson adapting 'Sense and Sensibility.' It was absolutely childish of me, but I thought, 'I... →
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... →
I'd love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn't really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they... →
I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which... →
Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because... →
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