I'm More Critical Of The Films I

When I Was Doing Bean More Than I’ve Done Him In The Last Few Years, I Did Strange Things - Like Appearing On Chat Shows In Character As Mr. Bean.

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

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.

I Consider Myself More Of A Visual Comedian Than A Physical One.

The Arts Community Still Has A Long Lasting Cynicism Of The Importance, Or The Artistic Value, Of Comedy. Comedy Is Just Farting About For Money.