Augustus Quote by Mark Gatiss

You can compare Holmes and Watson to great Shakespearean characters, in a way. They've been played by hundreds of actors over the years, and…

— Jude Law

We made our Moriarty very different to [Conan] Doyle's. He's Irish, and he brings all his charm, his twinkle and his humor to it…

— 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…

— Mark Gatiss

One of the things that I was interested in about Moriarty was - he's so manipulative that he doesn't need to commit violence himself…

— Jared Harris

Sherlock is a portrait of humanity - he takes nature's gift of thought and runs with it, bringing along all the human struggles, fears,…

— Kyle Hill

The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a…

— Rupert Everett

Holmes has become the dark side of the moon for me. He is moody and solitary and underneath I am really sociable and gregarious.…

— Jeremy Brett

What is immutable about Sherlock Holmes? He favors reason over emotion, but actually underneath that, there is a lot of emotion going on. You…

— Steven Moffat

When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective and his…

— Patti Smith

I had always been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan.

— David Grann

He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Conan Doyle is amazing in the way he has Watson describe Sherlock’s posture, mood swings, his hand gestures, and so forth in the novels.

— Benedict Cumberbatch