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title: "5 Bbc Quotes By Mark Gatiss"
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> [“A better time. A simpler time,' said the Doctor. 'That's what we all yearn for. The pain of wanting to belong somewhere.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/a-better-time-a-simpler-time-said-the-doctor-that-s-what-we-all-yearn/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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> [“You know, the Elizabethans thought nostalgia was a diagnosable disease. Perhaps they were right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/you-know-the-elizabethans-thought-nostalgia-was-a-diagnosable-disease/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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> [“I know that what's done … is done. No sense living in the past. The only way for me is forward. Always forward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-know-that-what-s-done-is-done-no-sense-living-in-the-past-the-only/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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> [“Any time, any place, any where. He's not called Doctor Martini, is he?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/any-time-any-place-any-where-he-s-not-called-doctor-martini-is-he/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/mark-gatiss-10930_bbc_any-time-any-place-any-where-he-s-not-ca_1160804.jpg)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-ve-told-you-i-don-t-know-bellowed-the-doctor-angrily-i-can-t-have/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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## More by Mark Gatiss

> [“History is a burden. Stories can make us fly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/history-is-a-burden-stories-can-make-us-fly/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/they-are-called-emos-now-and-before-that-they-were-goths-they-didn-t/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/fear-is-an-underrated-emotion-and-that-s-why-i-think-it-s-very/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/one-of-the-pleasures-of-the-original-grimm-s-fairy-tales-is-how/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the-fun-lies-in-baddies/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-had-a-girlfriend-before-i-ever-had-a-boyfriend-but-it-was-just-a/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/the-thing-is-horror-is-a-big-part-of-sherlock-holmes-doyle-also-wrote/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [ \[Toby Jones\] 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/toby-jones-is-completely-different-it-s-a-completely-different/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/it-was-all-quite-ghastly-and-i-was-very-fond-of-it/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-always-compare-reading-anything-on-the-internet-to-listening-at/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/my-dad-was-quite-a-forbidding-figure-i-realise-now-that-that-was/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [All pleasure should be a little bent, don't you think?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/all-pleasure-should-be-a-little-bent-don-t-you-think/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palaeontologist-but-i-was-no-good/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-m-an-actor-and-a-writer-that-s-how-i-think-of-myself-sometimes-my/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

> [“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,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-ve-heard-of-such-a-legend-i-gasped-a-child-descended-from-a-union/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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