Hugh Grant is known to not be the biggest fan of his previous films, but he has specific issues with his character in the 1999 rom-com Notting Hill.

The actor recently participated Vanity fair“Scene Selection,” in which he talked about why he thinks his character William Thacker is “despicable.” Grant stars opposite Julia Roberts in the film.

“Every time I’m watching the channels at home after a few drinks and this comes up, I just think, ‘Why doesn’t my character have any balls?'” he said. “There’s a scene in this movie where she’s in my house and the daddies come to the front door and ring the bell and I think I’ll just let her go past me and open the door. That’s terrible.”

In this rom-com classic, directed by Roger Michell, famed actress Anna Scott (Roberts) falls in love with Notting Hill bookstore owner William. However, the paparazzi’s fascination with her complicates their relationship.

“I’ve never had a girlfriend, or even a wife now, who hasn’t said, ‘Why the hell didn’t you stop her?’ What’s wrong with you?” Grant added. “And I don’t really have an answer to that; that’s how it’s written. And I actually find him despicable.”

He starred in several beloved rom-coms in the ’90s and early 2000s, including Four weddings and a funeral, Nine monthsthe Bridget Jones movies, Two weeks notice And Love actuallyGrant probably inspires a special appreciation among rom-com fans. However, the feeling isn’t necessarily mutual, as the actor doesn’t always have the best memories of his past projects.

He told it The mirror in 2014 that he hated “pretty much every other movie I’ve ever been in. But I liked this one,” referring to The rewrite.

But in 2016, Grant clarified this The Hollywood Reporter that he doesn’t actually ‘hate’ all his films, he just finds it unbearable to watch himself on screen.

“I read that I hate all my movies. That’s not true, the films are often great. I hate me,” he said at the time. “I always think, ‘Oh, you screwed that up.’ You never feel good about your own stuff. It’s like you used to get sick whenever you heard your own voice. And seeing yourself on film is that times 50.”