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 prefer love scenes to be shot up close with a lot of focus on eyes and mouths. Otherwise it can feel uncomfortable and voyeuristic.

Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.

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 always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.

Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.

I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.