Isit... didyouknow... didyouhave a fear... I mean, feelthatyouwouldbelikethiscooltosomanygenerations?
Like, you'rehuge!
Um, I'm huge.
No, notreally, I supposeyoudon't, youknow, youjust, I mean, particularlywhenyou'reyoungandyou'restartingoffandyou'refindingyourcomicfeetthatyoujustwanttohavefun, youknow.
That I supposeiswhatdrivesyou.
Andyouthink, I supposewithMr. Beaninparticularbecausehe's a largelysilentcharacterthatthere's nodoubtthathewasslightlycontrivedtohave - thereheis.
Um, hewasslightlycontrivedtohaveinternationalappeal, I suppose.
Right, becausethere's nolanguagebarrier.
Becauseitwasbasedactuallyon a visit, onholiday, inVenicethat I hadin 1985.
Quite a longtimeago.
And I justremembernoticingallthemusicalartistswhowerepopularatthetime, youknow, theDuranDuranandDavidBowie, andclassicalmusicianslikeDanny O'Bownbourn.
And I thought, howoddthatmusiciansgenerallyassumetheyhaveaninternationalaudience.