But I Always Feel That Whatever I

Itv And The Production Company Contacted Me And Asked If I Fancied Playing The Role [of Maigret]. It Took Me A Long Time To Decide To Do It. In Fact, I Decided Not To. I Thought About It For Some Weeks, And Thought 'perhaps Not' And It Went Away For A While, And Then It Sort Of Came Back. They Said 'are You Sure You Don't Want To Play Him?', So I Thought About It For A Lot Longer Again, And Eventually Decided That I Would.

I Have Always Believed That There Should Be No Subject About Which One Cannot Make Jokes, Religion Included. Clearly, One Is Always Constricted By Contemporary Mores And Trends Because, After All, What One Seeks Above All Is An Appreciative Audience.

The Problem With Maigret Is He Hasn't Got A Limp, And He Hasn't Got A Lisp, And He Hasn't Got A French Accent, Or A Particular Love Of Opera... Or All Those Other Things That People Tend To Attach To Many Fictional Detectives. He's Just An Ordinary Guy Doing An Extraordinary Job, In A Very Interesting Time.

I Would Never Wish To Say That I've Finally Waved Goodbye To Any Character, It's Just That The Emphasis Tends To Shift.

I Love Both [johnny English And James Bond] Actually. The Action Sequences Are Really Exciting Because You're Getting To Work With Some Brilliant Crew And Do Some Great Stuff But You Always Get Some Magic When You're Working With Actors.