I've done a lot of period stuff but that's mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff, but it's not any kind of particular choice. That's where a lot of the work is.

Hmm... Death by mini bar, how glamorous.

Maybe there won't be marriage, maybe there won't be sex, but by God there'll be dancing!

What's happened to humour? We're becoming American. Everyone gets so angry over everything.

I think belief is like having the first Microsoft Windows - it's so rudimentary, in the human brainwork, it's so obviously a sham.

I'm miserable: that's why I have such a bad back, because I'm endlessly stressing out about my career.

The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a criminal. But he is also a crime fighter. That makes him an extremely potent character to personify the hypocrisy of a culture that is both moralistic and corrupt.