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In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.

I just get grumpy with bad behaviour.

It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.

I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.

I went to dinner with my mother-in-law and I just realized I was talking in sound bites to her and expecting her to laugh every time I said anything or be jotting something down in a notebook. So you have to kind of really have a talk with yourself after you've done a press tour and say, 'Chill out!'

I get very annoyed when people think I'm nice or diffident or a polite English gentleman. I'm a nasty piece of work, and people should know that.

My mum calls my temper 'Devilman.' They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away.

I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.

And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling.