Even when I was a child, I always wanted to be older. I realised just in time that it's a mistake and to enjoy my youth while I had it.

I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.

I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.

All pleasure should be a little bent, don't you think?

Benedict is bumbly, sweet, affable; the nicest man you've met.

It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it.

The thing is, horror is a big part of 'Sherlock Holmes.' Doyle also wrote a lot of great horror stories, so there's a lot more horror in 'Holmes' that people possibly think of. There's a lot of curses and mysticism and real scares.