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.

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

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

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.

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

I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.

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