[Sherlock Holmes] has moved from being someone who was sociopathic, work-obsessed and slightly amoral, into being someone who has a certain degree of a private life, which is very, very private, with The Woman, or Irene Adler.

All the backstories are there but not talked about.

I don't live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I'm in the situation where it's been given to me, but I'm very conscious of what is wasteful.

I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.

I think anyone who works in medicine has superpowers.

Every job is incredibly different, and I love it because you're picking up skill sets and experiences. It's the university of life.

I have memories of clouds whisking by while sitting in the pushchair on the roof of my parents' flat. I loved it! I just loved staring at the clouds and dreaming away.