“Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before the...” — Andrew Davies Quote

“Most actors hate readthroughs - they're exposing themselves before they're ready to, and before they've bonded. But I love them because they give us all the first inkling of what the whole show is going to be like, how each part affects every other part, and we won't see that again until it's all edited together.”

“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 and Son' but they've asked me to do 'David Copperfield' instead.”

“I work at being a better member of my family. So I know that that affects and drifts and soaks into my work, and my art.”

“I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.”

“Just because it says 'zero calories' or 'sugar free' or 'fat free' doesn't mean it actually is good for you. It's a way to get you. Just make sure that you know. We think that we can put stuff in our body. Just know how it affects you.”