Is Renee Zellweger as quirky in real life as she seems?
Quirky? I don’t know. I’m used to her and very fond of her and she’s a real individual. I’ve only ever met her with an English accent. I’ve never met the girl from Texas. She does talk about home sometimes, but it’s always in an English accent, so it’s bizarre to hear her talk about lassooing mustangs and going to the rodeo when she sounds like she’s from Croydon. Did she want you to join her doughnut diet? I’d join that diet any day. Hugh and I just gaze enviously at her as she sits and stuffs herself. One of the most bizarre sights is watching Renee—this young, very attractive Hollywood star—downing pint after pint of Guinness. It’s not something you see very often. Hugh and I dropped the idea of dieting for the sequel. On the first movie we were desperately trying to reclaim our boyish figures at the age of 40. This time we both felt we’re getting too long in the tooth for that. We don’t want to deal with that any more. Thank God. How do you get on with Hugh Grant? Are you good frie