David Suchet hasn’t seen other actors playing the part of Hercule Poirot.
The 72-year-old actor played Dame Agatha Christie’s legendary fictional detective on the small screen from 1989 to 2013, and while the likes of Kenneth Branagh and John Malkovich have since taken on the role – in the 2017 film adaptation ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and BBC’s 2018 adaptation of ‘The ABC Murders’ respectively – the star decided it wouldn’t be fair to put himself in the position of potentially having a "negative" view.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon, he explained: "Didn’t watch it, and I’ll tell you why. I’ll be absolutely honest with you.
"It’s not right for me to have any opinion because usually they want to hear something negative. It’s not for me to do that, so I chose not to see them so that I don’t have an opinion."
Last month, David celebrated 50 years as an actor, but he has now insisted even after five decades in the industry, he still just takes his career as it comes rather than planning ahead.
He added: "In my 50th year, I’m still where I was in my first year. I’m still an actor for hire. At the end of every job I’m unemployed, and whatever comes in, I look at it, we discuss it – and if nothing comes in, I have a rest."
Meanwhile, he recently admitted while he has no plans to return to television as Poirot, he could be tempted to reprise the role on the big screen.
He previously said: "I’d do the movie but I wouldn’t do another television show. But I’d do the movie. I’d love to do that."
David Suchet hasn’t watched other actors playing Poirot
