I struggle to learn by rote. I've had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.

I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.

I wish my 15-year-old self had known about my allure to the opposite sex!

I was thrilled with how the first series of 'Sherlock' was received. It was such great fun to film, which makes it so rewarding when something you enjoy is so well received.

When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it - which is its universal appeal, I think.

I had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.