I Want To Express Myself In A

It's The Demand In Many Ways Of Modern Television Drama - It's Very Low Key And Naturalistic, And, Generally Speaking, The Characters That I've Played Have Not Been Low Key And Naturalistic.

The Path Of My Life Is Strewn With Cow Pats From The Devil's Own Satanic Herd!

I Think I Have An Inner Confidence That My Tastes Are Pretty Simple, That What I Find Funny Finds A Wide Audience. I'm Not Particularly Intellectual Or Clever Or Minority-focused In My Creative Instincts. And I'm Certainly Not Aware Of Suppressing More Sophisticated Ambitions.

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

Although The Great Frustration About This [role] Is The Fact That There's One Thing Maigret Never Does, And That's Drive. He's Always Driven, Or He Takes The Train, Or He Gets The Bus. I Was Saying 'well, Why Don't We Ring The Changes For The 21st Century, And Stick Him In The Car?'. [executive Producer And Son Of The Author, John Simenon] Said, 'well, You Can If You Want, But There'll Be Lots Of People Who Won't Like It'. So He's A Non-driver ... But No, Top Gear Was Never A Consideration For Me; And Neither Was I Asked