If You're A Serious Actor, It's When

[maigret] Is More Internal. I Think If We Made More Of These I Might Let Him Out A Bit.

We Haven't Made Any Particular Decision [on Maigret], I Haven't Been Asked If I Want To Carry On With It. All These Things Are A Matter Of Whether You Feel As Though The Idea Is Developing And Whether It's Still Interesting To Play.

Certainly In The Second Film [maigret's Dead Man], Which Is Quite A More Unpleasant And Darker Story, It's Quite Different In Tone And Feel.

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

Without Wanting To Claim That I'm Really Like James Bond I Would Certainly Prefer To Be Thought Of As Closer To James Bond Than Mr. Bean Most Definitely.