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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.

The Decision To Do It [play Maigret] Was Related To The Fact That The Character Is A Very Ordinary Man, And Generally Speaking I Haven't Played Very Many Ordinary Men.

I Tend To Play Rather Odd Men. People That Are Slightly Odd Or Eccentric, Or Have A More Particular Attitude To Life.

The Right To Ridicule Is Far More Important To Society Than Any Right Not To Be Ridiculed Because One In My View Represents Openness - And The Other Represents Oppression.

The Path Of My Life Is Strewn With Cow Pats From The Devil's Own Satanic Herd!