I wasn't born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.

Animations are really powerful - it's not just entertainment, it's a very cunning way to get good ideas across.

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

[Sherlock Holmes] has to understand the world. That's very much John's [Watson] influence on him. But like a lot of the friendships and relationships in that world, it's born out of necessity. It makes him better. There's a pragmatism to it. It's not whimsical or sentimental. It's born out of necessity.

I'm always playing characters with intellects profoundly superior to mine. That's great fun, even though it's as much a fantasy for me as for the people watching me.

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

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