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.

I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.

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.

The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.

I've done 33 Sherlock Holmes stories and bits of them are all right. But the definitive Sherlock Holmes is really in everyone's head. No actor can fit into that category because every reader has his own ideal.