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.

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

Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.

They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one, but I was that black-wearing teenager and yes, I wore a little eyeliner.

It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.

When I was your age — about, ooh, a thousand years ago — I loved a good bedtime story. The Three Little Sontarans. The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes. Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday, eh? All the classics.

I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase.