I don't care what other people think any more about me writing my own parts.

I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.

We made our Moriarty very different to [Conan] Doyle's. He's Irish, and he brings all his charm, his twinkle and his humor to it while he's also terrifying.

I prefer sneaking in the back door.

The question I ask myself is: have I really just become a squeamish middle-aged man, or has something happened to the horror genre that shows a growing appetite for watching torture, or at least a desire to explore it on film? And if so, why would that be? I can't pretend I know. I just know I don't like it.

I love the Shakespeare history plays, I love the struggle for the crown as a plot.

You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes.