Firth and Oldman lunch with USA Today

In the USA Today, Donna Freydkin's "Talking TINKER,TAILOR with Oldman and Firth" is a charming glimpse into the lifes of the lead actors of Tomas Alfredson's TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Over Swedish meatballs, the journalist speaks with the actors about the film, their characters and how the two spies relate to each other. Firth explains at one point:

I think Haydon and Smiley are fairly opposite. Haydon is someone who, as a character, works at his character. Haydon is flamboyant and self-conscious. Smiley has a lot more integrity than that. Part of his strategy in life, and what he does, is to disappear... Haydon wants to be seen. He wears red socks. He thinks he's Lawrence of Arabia.