I'll be a story in your head. But that's OK. We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know; it was the best.

The story of Sherlock Holmes, on the surface, is about detection, but in reality, it's about the best of two men who save each other - a lost, washed-up war hero and a man who could end up committing murders instead of solving them. They come together. They become this perfect unit. They become the best friendship ever, and they become heroes. That's what we fall in love with, not Sherlock on his own. No one can love that man on his own, but Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - the best friends ever.

It's a TV show. Only the emotional damage is real.

Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case, always ignore a coincidence.

If anyone said to me 'invent a new monster so we can sell more toys', I'd kick them out of my office.

I think training in comedy, as it were, a history writing comedy, is a powerful tool for anyone.

You have to take your own bold approach, and if you do you will be rewarded with success. Or calamitous failure. That can happen too.