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"[Poirot] has really taught me to listen and to observe the person with whom I'm talking. In other words, what he does, and what I've learnt to do because I've played him for so long, it's impossible not to, is: 'I will listen to what you say, but I will hear what you mean.'"

- One of the most insightful David Suchet interviews about the way Poirot's mind and thinking process work → Premier on Demand, January 17 2013

#poirot #david suchet #hercule poirot #agatha christie #perioddramaedit #poirotedit #*edit #poirot 1x03: the adventure of johnnie waverly #poirot 2x08: the kidnapped prime minister #poirot 9x01: five little pigs #david correcting the interviewer that it's not an analysis poirot is doing <3 #poirot and holmes are alike in many ways #they both can observe and gather data and deduce simultaneously #but they tend to save the big analysis for later after they've meditated on it #i like the 'observe first and brainstorm later' style of detection #in the books poirot sometimes gets the feeling he's forgotten a crucial clue #something he's observed or heard that is important and will help solve the puzzle #it's stored in his brain somewhere and needs to be inspected closely #it's christie's way of informing the reader to pay attention to the chapter :)

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