Ive never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the beauty of looks and figure, which I cannot claim to have, theres just a particular kind of ordinary-Joe quality that a film star needs to have. – Stephen Fry
Ive always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He is a great British institution and my generation grew up with the books and then Michael Hordens animations. – Stephen Fry