I Never Saw Myself As

It Was Mainly To Do With Helen Hunt, To Be Honest. That's What Drew My Attention To It. I Was Interested In The Fact That She Was Going To Be Directing. I'd Never Met Her But She Projects A Degree Of Intelligence And It Was Convincing T Me That She'd Be Able To Handle This Sort Of Material Very Well.

On His Fight Scene With Hugh Grant In Bridget Jones: It Was A Delicious Experience.

If You're Playing Someone Who's Got Marital Problems, You Have To Play Someone Who's Trying Not To Have Marital Problems. So, You've Got To Get Into The Problem First.

I Don't Think It's Aiming At Gags, I Think The Humour Is Woven Into It. It's Part Of How The Characters Operate And How They Deal With Disaster Because They're Worldly Enough To Have A Bit Of Irony And Wryness About Their Own Circumstances. So, I Think The Humour Comes Out Of That.

It Didn't Have To Be A Newfound Respect For The Craft, I Knew That It's Notoriously Difficult And Frightens A Lot Of People Off. I Don't Think Anyone Knows Quite Who To Attribute It To, But The Dying Actor Who Says: "dying Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard." I Hear It.