Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don't think he's one of them. He uses similar means, but it seems to be for a better purpose, one would hope.

I've said for quite a long time I'd like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short. You know, we've been away two years, let's f*** around with his outfit, let's f*** around with his haircut, let's do something different.

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.

I really cannot get over the generosity of our Tibetian teacher. He said, "Don't punish yourself. You're going to be a student at a university in the north of England. You need to have your experiences and have your fun, and not judge yourself. Don't live in guilt and regret."

I think it's fair to say that, yeah, I'm playing Doctor Strange, I get there.

For brain surgeons it's particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.

I'm excited to see where the Illuminati and whatever else might happen, how that works, and where it ends up.