Jude Law Talks Holmes, Being A Bad Boy, And Being A Daddy

(HMG) – Jude Law gave an interview to Parade a week after the release of Guy Richie’s vision of a modern Sherlock Holmes, where Law plays gentleman sidekick Watson.

Law played a stable boy in the Sherlock Holmes television series with Jeremy Brett when he was first starting out in the industry. But his role as Watson in the latest Hollywood rendition is far from the one we are used to.

“We play Holmes and Watson getting their boots dirty and their knuckles sore and it was fun. I was very confident in Guy’s vision of how he wanted to attack this beloved legacy with a contemporary twist. If we felt a little pressure that was good thing. It just amps you up a bit.”

But Jude himself is no stranger to the bad boy image. It is one that has worked for him for years.

“I think women like bad boys. That’s been my experience. I just think it’s kind of a given. You know, at a certain age you figure out what works for you and being a good boy never worked for me. And if you’re a bad boy, they like it. But, eventually, you have to grow up and realize relationships are hard work. It’s like cultivating anything. They need attention.”

But he does have a soft side.

“Being a daddy is what counts. I’ve been busy rehearsing that in real life for more than 10 years. I used to sleep until noon, but it’s not so bad to have to get up at 7 and give them breakfast. My daughter made me realize that if there’s anything that’s going to make a man of you, it’s having your will broken by a little girl.”

I never know what to think of Jude Law. In a way, he tends to seem like an arrogant douche. But when he gives interviews he comes across so much more down to Earth and approachable.

My guess is he is somewhere in the middle like most celebs.