I play the sort of character who would sell his grandmother for career advancement, something I've come across a lot with actors.

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way.

I could do with more mobbing. Particularly from women. I'd like to be treated like Ricky Martin.

Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred.

I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really.

I think that's the whole point of Bridget Jones. It's all about that it's okay to fail.