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

I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I'd like to have another unusual, beautiful car.

My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.

Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.

The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy's look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth's eyes.

People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.

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