“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.” ThinkingEnoughCharacterBitsDealsHumourCircumstancesDisasterIronyWorldlyWovenGags Author:Colin Firth
“I do also think it eludes genre a bit - not in any groundbreaking way but you can't quite call it a comedy and you can't quite call it a romantic anything. It's not quite a drama either really. But it has elements of all those things.” ThinkingWayBitsComedyDramaElementsGenreEludeGroundbreaking Author:Colin Firth
“I do think a good story in a novel is fair game and there's nothing wrong with adapting that. It sometimes gets a bit facile where they think: "Let's get the next best-seller and see if we can turn it into a film."” IfsThinkingSometimesStoriesFilmTurnsNextGamesBitsNovelFairsGood StorySellersAdaptingBest SellersFair Game Author:Colin Firth
“I have almost no memory of them [St. Trinian's films]. I don't think I've seen them since I was quite young. I was a bit frightened of the girls. I fancied them. Even though I was young, I found them attractive and rather frightening. I've always been attracted to frightening girls! I'm married to one!” ThinkingFilmYoungGirlFoundBitsMemoriesMarriedAttractiveFrightenedFrighteningNo Memory Author:Colin Firth
“I often think it can often be very difficult for comedians to revisit the same gag. I think Russell's a bit more than a comedian.” ThinkingBitsDifficultComedianOften IsGags Author:Colin Firth
“So, you don't have laughs as a reference point any more, it becomes a bit of a science after that. And the last thing, you would love to be able to depend on a sense of spontaneity, but hours of waiting and then hours of repetition are not conducive to spontaneity so those are your obstacles. On the other hand it's a lot of fun. Plunging into a bit of physical comedy and abandoning all dignity, no one can really hurt you much after you much after that, once you've done it.” DoneHandsAbleLastsFunBitsWaitingHoursHurtLaughingComedyDependsDignityObstaclesRepetitionSpontaneityHave A LaughPhysical Comedy Author:Colin Firth
“I work with the options I have in front of me and my reasons for choosing a job can vary enormously depending on the circumstances. Sometimes I take a job because it's a group of people I'm dying to work with, and sometimes it can be a desire to shake things up a bit and not to take myself too seriously.” PeopleSometimesReasonJobsDesireBitsGroupsDyingFrontsCircumstancesShakesVary Author:Colin Firth
