It's The Difficulty We Had With Mr.

Loved The Show As A Child And Felt I Could Not Do It Justice. [on Turning Down The Role Of The New Doctor Who

I Consider Myself More Of A Visual Comedian Than A Physical One.

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

I've No Desire To Hang Around With A Bunch Of Upper-class Delinquents, Do Twenty Minutes' Work And Then Spend The Rest Of The Day Loafing About In Paris Drinking Gallons Of Champagne And Having Dozens Of Moist, Pink, Highly Experienced French Peasant Girls Galloping Up And Down My - Hang On.

I Like To Juggle With One Ball At A Time. Then I Put The Ball Down And Do Nothing For Extended Periods Of Time.