--- title: "Best Mark Gatiss Quotes" description: "Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Browse 62 Mark Gatiss quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-gatiss-64173.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-gatiss-64173.jpg) # Mark Gatiss (1966) Actor United Kingdom **62** quotes in **400** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mark Gatiss is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for *Doctor Who*. ## Quick Facts About Mark Gatiss Born October 17, 1966 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Actor Notable works Doctor Who Spouse Ian Hallard ## About Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Best known for his acting work on stage and screen as well as for co-creating television shows with Steven Moffat, he has received awards including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award. ## Awards & Honors British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ## Quotes by Mark Gatiss · Page 2 > [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/) [Chemistry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chemistry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/mark-gatiss-10930_chemistry_at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palae_460835.jpg) > ['Monty Python' is now more recognised by the films than by the TV series.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-the-films-than-by-the-tv-series/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Films](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/films/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/mark-gatiss-10930_films_monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-t_2727329.jpg) > [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/) [Baddies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baddies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mark-gatiss-10930_baddies_it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the_202063.jpg) > [You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/you-can-always-expect-tragedy-as-well-as-adventure-that-s-just-how-it/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/mark-gatiss-10930_adventure_you-can-always-expect-tragedy-as-well-as_2293059.jpg) > [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/) [Boyfriend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boyfriend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/mark-gatiss-10930_boyfriend_i-had-a-girlfriend-before-i-ever-had-a-b_283031.jpg) > [I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-grew-up-with-low-self-esteem-i-didn-t-think-i-was-very-pretty-i-had/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Esteem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/esteem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/mark-gatiss-10930_esteem_i-grew-up-with-low-self-esteem-i-didn-t_2841369.jpg) > [Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/some-facts-in-life-are-immutable-one-is-trust-no-one-who-uses-the/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Facts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/facts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/mark-gatiss-10930_facts_some-facts-in-life-are-immutable-one-is_1132979.jpg) > [I love the Shakespeare history plays; I love the struggle for the crown as a plot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-love-the-shakespeare-history-plays-i-love-the-struggle-for-the/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Crowns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crowns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/mark-gatiss-10930_crowns_i-love-the-shakespeare-history-plays-i-l_817409.jpg) > [They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one,…](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/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/mark-gatiss-10930_black_they-are-called-emos-now-and-before-that_144454.jpg) > [“Doctor: 'I am not a hero." Robin Hood: 'Well, neither am I, but if we both keep pretending to be, perhaps others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/doctor-i-am-not-a-hero-robin-hood-well-neither-am-i-but-if-we-both/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Doctor who](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doctor-who/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/mark-gatiss-10930_doctor-who_doctor-i-am-not-a-hero-robin-hood-well-n_642336.jpg) > [I think one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks - who is David Copperfield,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-think-one-of-the-few-faults-in-dickens-is-that-mostly-his-lead/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Blanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blanks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/mark-gatiss-10930_blanks_i-think-one-of-the-few-faults-in-dickens_1603746.jpg) > [I'm an actor and a writer, that's how I think of myself. Sometimes my time is divided equally, sometimes less equally, but…](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/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/mark-gatiss-10930_actor_i-m-an-actor-and-a-writer-that-s-how-i-t_462090.jpg) > [I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself,…](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/) [About yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about-yourself/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/mark-gatiss-10930_about-yourself_i-always-compare-reading-anything-on-the_349843.jpg) > [One of the pleasures of the original 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' is how incredibly ghastly they are. The ugly sisters have their eyes…](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/) [Crows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crows/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d58/mark-gatiss-10930_crows_one-of-the-pleasures-of-the-original-gri_187442.jpg) > [“I've heard of such a legend!' I gasped. 'A child descended from a union between Christ and Mary Magdalene!' 'Don't be so…](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/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/mark-gatiss-10930_children_i-ve-heard-of-such-a-legend-i-gasped-a-c_478487.jpg) > [“I'm pretty nifty at thinking on my feet, even when I'm actually sitting down with a renter in my embrace, but this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/i-m-pretty-nifty-at-thinking-on-my-feet-even-when-i-m-actually/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Sudden Appearance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sudden-appearance-960763/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/mark-gatiss-10930_quote_i-m-pretty-nifty-at-thinking-on-my-feet_1815644.jpg) > [If not exactly raging against the dying of the light, I was at least a little cross with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/if-not-exactly-raging-against-the-dying-of-the-light-i-was-at-least-a/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Crosses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/206/mark-gatiss-10930_crosses_if-not-exactly-raging-against-the-dying_1284491.jpg) > [ We made our Moriarty very different to \[Conan\] Doyle's. He's Irish, and he brings all his charm, his twinkle and his humor… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/we-made-our-moriarty-very-different-to-conan-doyle-s-he-s-irish-and/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Charm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/mark-gatiss-10930_charm_we-made-our-moriarty-very-different-to-c_620279.jpg) > [The thing is, horror is a big part of 'Sherlock Holmes.' Doyle also wrote a lot of great horror stories, so there's…](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/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/mark-gatiss-10930_bigs_the-thing-is-horror-is-a-big-part-of-she_334669.jpg) > [Europe is so much the home of Horror, with its myths of vampires, werewolves, witchcraft and the undead, yet it's like those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/europe-is-so-much-the-home-of-horror-with-its-myths-of-vampires/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Europe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/mark-gatiss-10930_europe_europe-is-so-much-the-home-of-horror-wit_3044587.jpg) > [When I was seven or eight, I was bought a fantastic book called 'The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies' by Alan G.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/when-i-was-seven-or-eight-i-was-bought-a-fantastic-book-called-the/) [Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/mark-gatiss-10930_book_when-i-was-seven-or-eight-i-was-bought-a_918203.jpg) > [Fear is an underrated emotion. And that's why I think it's very dangerous to try and cosset children from it. A healthy…](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/) [Bumps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bumps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/mark-gatiss-10930_bumps_fear-is-an-underrated-emotion-and-that-s_154259.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/#itemlist", "name": "Mark Gatiss Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Gatiss" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palaeontologist-but-i-was-no-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/mark-gatiss-10930_chemistry_at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palae_460835.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/mark-gatiss-10930_chemistry_at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palae_460835.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/mark-gatiss-10930_chemistry_at-school-i-briefly-wanted-to-be-a-palae_460835.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.” — Mark Gatiss", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Monty Python' is now more recognised by the films than by the TV series.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Gatiss" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-the-films-than-by-the-tv-series/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/mark-gatiss-10930_films_monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-t_2727329.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/mark-gatiss-10930_films_monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-t_2727329.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/mark-gatiss-10930_films_monty-python-is-now-more-recognised-by-t_2727329.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“'Monty Python' is now more recognised by the films than by the TV series.” — Mark Gatiss", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Gatiss" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the-fun-lies-in-baddies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mark-gatiss-10930_baddies_it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the_202063.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mark-gatiss-10930_baddies_it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the_202063.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mark-gatiss-10930_baddies_it-s-a-cliche-but-it-s-true-that-all-the_202063.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.” — Mark Gatiss", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; 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