[Of the movie version of `Mamma Mia` in which he stars] If you are the kind of person who always wanted to see middle aged men in tight spandex trying to sing, then this is the film for you.
The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I`m not denying they exist. But it`s a far more philistine country than people think.
[On the appeal he has to older female fans] I find I`m increasingly lusted after by people beyond pensionable age. I was told of a woman in hospital, diagnosed with high blood pressure, who was told not to watch any more `Pride and Prejudice`. She was 103...
I like playing strange characters. Some people might say it has something to do with a hidden part of myself, but I think it`s a lot simpler than that: normal people are just not very interesting.
[Of the movie version of `Mamma Mia` in which he stars] If you are the kind of person who always wanted to see middle aged men in tight spandex trying to sing, then this is the film for you.
