The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he's not afraid to go to dark places.

This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven't really experienced any of that. Everyone's been really happy for me, which is really, really great.

I'm quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I'm relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious.

[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.

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

I'm sad in a way that the character [Doctor Strange ] leaves [neurosurgery] behind. It's an amazing discipline.