Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper lip is not always the best.

I'm not looking and I don't go hunting. I'm the type who's got to be found.

Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.

The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult to play, or even indicate.

You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words.

Holmes has become the dark side of the moon for me. He is moody and solitary and underneath I am really sociable and gregarious. It has all got too dangerous.

They are a great essay in male friendship, which has gone now. Men's friendship has been debased. One of the lovely things about Holmes and Watson is that they do have this great platonic relationship.