Look, If I'd Wanted A Lecture On

It's The Difficulty We Had With Mr. Bean, Actually, When It Went From Tv To Film. You Certainly Discover That You Need To Explain More About A Character.

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.

The Job Is Interesting, And The Task Is Difficult, But The Man [maigret] Is Just A Decent Man Doing A Very Ordinary Job.

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

Johnny English Is Someone Who Really Means Well It's Just That He's Not As Good As He Thinks He Is, And I Think That Maybe That's The British Male In A Nutshell.