Kurier: Mr. Baker, with your role as “The Mentalist” and your elegant three-piece-suits you became famous to a big audience. Is this your style? 问:Baker先生您在The Mentalist里的角色还有那优雅的三式西装吸引了广大的观众,请问这是您平时的穿著吗? Simon Baker: In fact, the three-piece-suit was my idea. I wanted to create something that was recognisable, like Inspector Columbo and his Trench coat. 答:事实上三件式西装是我提出来的主意,这可以令观众印象更深刻,像可伦坡探长的披风。
K: Is Columbo an idol for you? 问:可伦坡是你的偶像吗? SB: Peter Falk is great. I’m a big fan of Marcello Mastroianni and his dignity, Jean Paul Belmondo, who was funny and yet masculine and strong, or Cary Grant, who wasn’t only good looking but a great entertainer as well. 答:Peter Falk很棒,同时我也欣赏Marcello Mastroianni的骨气, Jean Paul Belmondo很有趣也很有男子气概,很强壮。另外还有 Cary Grant,他不只长得好同时也是个很好的演员。
K: In 2013 you are advertising for a new fragrance called “Gentlemen Only”- Are you a gentleman? 问:2013你将代言一只新的男香叫做“Gentlemen Only”,你是位绅士吗? SB: A modern gentleman, because it’s not so easy today. You should open women the door and show them respect. It’s not about looking good and trying to impress women. In every relationship the first impression counts. After that you have to make an effort and show your partner with little gestures that you worship her. We try to pass that on to our boys. I hate it when their friends visit and they sit side by side just playing with their i-phones. That is just stupid. 答:现代绅士,不易做,男人就该帮女士开门,并且尊重她们,这不只是为了表现得体或者吸引女人,不管在什麼样的关系里第一印象很重要,但在那之后你必需持续在小处表现出你对伴侣的爱重,我们是这样教儿子的,我最讨厌他们请客人来玩然后并排坐在一起玩手机,真是傻。
K: You have been married for 14 years and have 3 children. Are you a strict dad? 问:你已经结婚14年又有3个孩子,你自认是个严父吗? SB: I come from a working class family and I have always been proud of that. I want them to know that driving around in a Mercedes is not happiness. It is important to stay down-to-earth. Even though we are friends with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, you can still find me in pubs with old friends from school. What counts is the right balance. 答:我来自工人阶级的家庭,并且一向很引以为豪,我想让孩子们知道开名车四处转悠不代表幸福,脚踏实地很重要,就算我们跟Nicole Kidman还有Keith Urban这样的名人是朋友,我还是经常跟老同学一起出去,最重要的是取得平衡。 Kurier 16.12.2012