For years, he actually threatened not to do another one.

But now he is back in theaters, thankfully, co starring with Drew Barrymore in music and lyrics.

What are you doing?

You mad when you're destroying my Harmon right from across the room?

You're not writing here.

Get back.

Get Get back to your corner.

I can't have you here.

I'll be blocked.

I've been completely stuck on the other side.

I've never been the other side.

Bush.

Bush.

Good.

Better Still a fraction close.

Just this Back off.

Just one.

Just just fine.

Great.

Good morning.

Good morning.

So good to have you back here.

Uh oh.

It's lovely to be back home.

Well, I'm glad you're still making movies.

Your threat not to.

What was it about music and lyrics that made you want to do this film?

Well, it was funny, you know, I get sent quite a lot of romantic comedies on dhe very often.

They're charming, but they're very seldom truly funny.

And this one was funny.

That's great dialogue.

Yeah.

What?

He writes amazing dialogue.

You know, the old romantic comedy comedy tradition off crackling banter between the man and the woman.

It's quite hard to come by now.

Not many people do it on Martin Lawrence, who wrote, directed this film.

He does it brilliantly, and the chemistry is so important to obviously between you and Drew Barrymore.

Did you know that it would work immediately?

Not at all.

You never know.

You never know on.

I'm glad it did.

It's always a bit of a risk, but it's a strange thing.

You know, sometimes you think this is marvelous chemistry and it comes out like zero.

And sometimes you think this is awful on.

Do you have Mr Are you guys alike at all?

Are you polar opposite that were ridiculously opposite?

Really?

You can see it.

She's pure Californian sunshine.

Joy, laughter, positive thoughts.

Andi, I am in a cloud of London gloom.

It was tough for her, so it works well, right?

Well, yeah, actually.

And weirdly on the screen, you know, because it's not one of those couples where you think the beginning of the film.

Well, they're bound to get it on, you know.

You just see that's gonna happen.

I think in a way.

You think the reverse, You think?

Oh, no, I hope they don't.

Because he's much too old for her.

And but actually, just kind of makes it more interesting than halfway through the film.

You start to think.

Actually, I think I do want them tow supplies you to slice.

I like.

That's Fleiss.

You play Alex Fleischer, Fletcher.

And you are an eighties pop star.

You are a big icon.

Your group was called Pop.

Yeah.

I'm an ex eighties.

Yes.

Now, living rather tragic has been existence.

Were there?

I am in the eighties.

This is a little clip of our bus back in the eighties doing a pop video, which I must say you pull off brilliantly.

Look atyou.

Now you have to sing and dance.

Yes.

Well, are you an approximation of don't the dancing?

I mean, there's no faking that you were shaking your hips.

Your You were really good.

I mean, way got to here.

Look at this.

Well, that's very impressive, actually, in this part, you know, this is now and so I'm allowed to be a little past it on.

Uh, was that fun for you Any second that you see There, you see?

Come on.

You want to be on stage and kind of playing.

When I tell you what, I'll tell you what the beginning of that day was.

I think the worst moment I've ever had on a film set, you know, to be up there at seven.

In the morning, right?

Feeling like a 46 year old, grumpy Englishmen wearing very tight trousers and high heels.

And people say, Now go, just be sneaky and property You don't have it in you.

You just for me to dance a tool.

It's gotta be really late at night.

I gotta be very drunk.

And usually now I have to have got back from the party and I'm standing alone in my underpants Just looking in the mirror.

Yeah, very hard.

Under those circumstances, well, you did a commendable job and the singing You did all your own singing, which really is good.

Well, it's nice of you to say that I was very.

They schooled me like a performing seal for months and months and months, and I have very good people around me and a very good record producer who's very clever with the buttons on the computer.

So if you get a flat note and I did hit one or two just wanted to, they could put you back.

It sounds like a great experience.

Now you've said that you you might leave acting to write a book.

What about a record or music?

I am now recording artist director came out this week on It's the soundtrack of the album and I'm on it and I feel furiously aroused by the fact that I'm now an official pop star.

I like that.

All right films opening on Valentine's Day.

You You're a romantic Now what?

You know I'm not that unromantic.

Actually, always pretend that there's no romantic, but I am quite.

I just I'm a hesitant like any Englishman.

I remember about three Valentine's days ago sending a huge bunch of flowers to this girl and instantly regretting it and trying desperately to get them recall.

But in case it really Yeah, I don't really did.

I can't tell you that worked so well.

Girls are easy.

Yeah, we're easy to figure out our way.

Yeah, yeah.