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.

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.

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

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.

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

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