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I Got Quite Cross When I Heard About Emma Thompson Adapting 'sense And Sensibility.' It Was Absolutely Childish Of Me, But I Thought, 'i Should Be Doing That. They Didn't Even Ask Me.' Some Mistake, Surely.

I Had A Very High Opinion Of My Father's Judgement Of Things And He Said, "you Better Get A Job That Pays The Bills Because A Writer Doesn't Make Any Money. If Possible, Get A Job That Allows You To Write In Your Spare Time."

I Would Love It If Anyone Gave Me The Job Of Adapting 'the Great Gatsby,' But Nobody Ever Does.

From Time To Time There Is A Move To Do A Little Less In The Way Of Period Dramas, But People Rebel. Audiences Say We Want Them. There Is A Big Hunger For Them. I Don't Think It's Sentimentality Or Nostalgia, It's Often That They Are Simply The Best Stories.

I Was Getting Rewarded For Writing Well, From About The Age Of Five Or Six. A Teacher Would Say, "look What Andrew Has Written," And I Thought, "maybe I Could Be A Writer."