How Martin got the nickname “Little Martin”

Interviewer: I’ve been hearing from the registry office in Britain that you are legally changing your name to “Little Martin”.

Martin: Did you hear that from Simon Pegg?

Interviewer: I did

Martin: Yeah, yeah….how….right…okay, um it’s because I was referred to - we were filming Worlds End, a film I’m doing with him and Edgar at the moment and Nick Frost, and there’s a scene that requires some kind of choreography and - acting choreography - and our choreographer referred to us as all getting in line and said “ooh don’t leave Little Martin behind”, and she’s American but they’ve turned it into a kind of kiwi accent and they now call me (bad accent) Little Martin. So that’s how I’m now referred to (bad accent) “don’t’ forget Little Martin”. It’s my way of feeling like a 6 year old and his way of making me feel small. He has to because I’m in the biggest fucking film in the world, so he has to claw his way back and above me.

Interviewer: Do you think there’s going to be a little bit of competition between the two of you when Star Trek 2 comes out and the box office - is there a wager.

Martin: No I don’t think so ‘cause we’ll fucking trounce it. There’s no competition. I love Simon, but no competition.

