My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.

[on BBC's Sherlock] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It's a form of mental and physical gymnastics.

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

It's the same thing, I think, whether it's breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.

I've gone up two suit sizes. The character I'm playing, he's strong, I can say that much. I've changed my physique a bit, so that requires eating like a foie gras goose, well beyond your appetite. Providing I don't feel too ill, I then work out two hours a day with a phenomenal trainer. It's the L.A. way.

Anyone who works in the NHS has superpowers. It's a miracle, it is magic.