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

Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.

To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope the series shows how important friendship is.

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.

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

I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.