If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him' - which is how I feel. There are bad attributes of his that I really don't share!

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 turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I've made social faux pas a plenty. I've put one foot in front of the other and fallen over.

I can’t stop traffic on Fifth Avenue, not unless I walk in front of an oncoming cab.

When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it - which is its universal appeal, I think.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

I'm quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].