“We should always look back on our own past with a sort of contempt, as long as the tenderness is there - but please let some of the contempt be there.” ShouldLooksLongPastPleaseContemptTenderness Book:An interview with Dennis Potter: an edited transcript of Melvyn Bragg's interview with Dennis Potter, broadcast on the 5th of April 1994 Source: An interview with Dennis Potter: an edited transcript of Melvyn Bragg's interview with Dennis Potter, broadcast on the 5th of April 1994