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I'm More Critical Of The Films I Make Than Anyone Else.

[georges] Simenon Could Be Very Brave Like That. You Never Quite Know What You're Going To Get Or How The Story's Going To Be Told.

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.

The Problem With Maigret Is He Hasn't Got A Limp, And He Hasn't Got A Lisp, And He Hasn't Got A French Accent, Or A Particular Love Of Opera... Or All Those Other Things That People Tend To Attach To Many Fictional Detectives. He's Just An Ordinary Guy Doing An Extraordinary Job, In A Very Interesting Time.

I Don't Think You Should Be Too Absolutist About What You Play And What You Don't Play.