But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.

I'm sure that a French production of this [Maigret series] would be different. For better or worse, who's to say, but probably not very good for 8 o'clock on ITV.

At the moment, I'm certainly not thinking 'never again', but neither am I thinking 'I can't wait to play that part again'. I'm somewhere in between.

I like to relish words and sentences, and phraseology, and there's not much facility for that [playing Maigret].

I'm not looking for anything other than an interesting role to play.

Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.

It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.