I Suddenly Think The Job Of Acting

If You're A Serious Actor, It's When You Know You're Going To Die Tomorrow That You Really Start To Feel It.

I Think In Many Ways Johnny English Is A More Believable Character.

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

This Is Sort Of Inflection-free Acting [playing Maigret], And I Really Wasn't Sure If I Could Do It - You Make Your Mind Up On Whether I've Succeeded Or Not. But Yes, I Found It Difficult When We Were Shooting; It Was A Couple Of Weeks Before I Settled Into Not Worrying - To Finding A Way Of Delivering Those Lines - So My Worries Of Many Months Before I Think Had Been Justified. I Found It A Difficult Way Of Being.

Look, If I'd Wanted A Lecture On The Rights Of Man, I'd Have Gone To Bed With Martin Luther.