“A better time. A simpler time,' said the Doctor. 'That's what we all yearn for. The pain of wanting to belong somewhere.… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“Doctor: 'I am not a hero." Robin Hood: 'Well, neither am I, but if we both keep pretending to be, perhaps others… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“Amy: Hey, Paisley, Ever fancied someone you know you shouldn't? Bracewell: What? Amy: Hurts, doesn't it? But kind of a good hurt.” — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“You know, the Elizabethans thought nostalgia was a diagnosable disease. Perhaps they were right.” — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“I know that what's done … is done. No sense living in the past. The only way for me is forward. Always forward.” — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“Any time, any place, any where. He's not called Doctor Martini, is he?” — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“I've told you, I don't know!' bellowed the Doctor, angrily. 'I can't have an answer for everything.' Oh, that's a good one,… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
Fear is an underrated emotion. And that's why I think it's very dangerous to try and cosset children from it. A healthy scare is… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
One of the pleasures of the original 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' is how incredibly ghastly they are. The ugly sisters have their eyes pecked out… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles. — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
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… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
[Toby Jones] is completely different. It's a completely different character. He's the darkest villain we've had. There was always something charming and engaging about… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
My dad was quite a forbidding figure. I realise now that that was mainly because he worked so hard. He wasn't unkind, but he… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics. — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
I'm an actor and a writer, that's how I think of myself. Sometimes my time is divided equally, sometimes less equally, but that's what… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share
“I've heard of such a legend!' I gasped. 'A child descended from a union between Christ and Mary Magdalene!' 'Don't be so fucking stupid,'… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share