The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.

Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don't see beyond that.

Conan Doyle is amazing in the way he has Watson describe Sherlock’s posture, mood swings, his hand gestures, and so forth in the novels.

I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on.

Being on set is quite difficult, because it's so big and you've got to try and relax, which isn't easy when you know you're in a massive film. I was terrified for quite a long time.

I'm sort of focused on my long-term goal of carving out a career that's for life, rather than being a flash in the pan.

I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.