I'm one of the few people I know who believes in God.

Benedict (Cumberbatch, who is playing Sherlock) looks amazing. He's still got a Sherlockian silhouette, with a large overcoat, but in a classic cut. Watson dresses with an urban elegance, a touch of old school dashing, giving a feeling of both the military and medical profession. I suppose it's something they have in common as well. They're a bit metrosexual.

I like out, I like the outside world.

I like the idea of not everything happening between two human beings to be everyone's property.

The one thing I've found is that someone always knows more than you do, including your babies. There are loads of things people presume I know about that I don't.

There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.

Your job, as an actor, is never to just do what you're told. That's boring, and life is too short. It's your job to bring something, and it will either be to other people's taste or your own taste, and you have to try things out. Actors say, "Well, as long as the director's happy," but I don't believe that and I don't agree with that. I want the director to be happy, but if I'm not happy, I won't sleep at night.