I Would Never Be A Television Presenter.

The Decision To Do It [play Maigret] Was Related To The Fact That The Character Is A Very Ordinary Man, And Generally Speaking I Haven't Played Very Many Ordinary Men.

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

I Suddenly Think The Job Of Acting Is A Difficult One. It's Not As Flip, Irrelevant And Shallow A Calling As I Thought It Was In The Eighties.

Marketing Is What Gets You Noticed.