How does Macfadyen feel about his fans who have edited highlights of his brooding Mr. Darcy into tribute videos backed by power ballads on YouTube? “I feel very flattered. I don’t know, really.” Do you get people wanting to mother you? Because you have quite a sad face, I say. He giggles. “Vulnerable, yeah. It’s just weird. It’s really peculiar. Because the lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it’s never having to explain yourself. And that’s what I find interesting about actors or painters I admire. I don’t want to know about their lives. I don’t really want to know what Anthony Hopkins has for breakfast. It’s kind of bollocks, isn’t it?”