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

The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.

I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.

I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.

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 tend to be single dramas.

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.

Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.