Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You've got to be careful.

[Maigret] is more internal. I think if we made more of these I might let him out a bit.

I think you're bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It's not something you often do in comedy.

The older you get, the more you realise how happenstance... has helped to determine your path through life.

I find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill tied to it.

The Maigret stories are all very different in terms of the content and the way that the stories are told. They're not what I would call formulaic.

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