People Like Bonnets. I Don't Think You

One Of The Things I've Always Thought Is A Drag In So Many Period Adaptations Is That They Are Always Buttoned Up To The Neck In So Many Clothes All The Time. I'm Always Looking For Excuses To Get Them Out Of Their Clothes.

Look At Jane Austen. Her Characters Derive In A Reasonably Straight Line From Fairy Tales.

People Like Bonnets. I Don't Think You Can Under-estimate That.

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.