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 was a presence. Mark Gatiss dadfigureforbid Change image and share on social
The reason I wanted to do 'The First Men in the Moon' was that there is something so challenging in the combination of space travel and the Edwardian period. Mark Gatiss challengecombinationedwardian Change image and share on social
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 more horror in 'Holmes' that people possibly think of. There's a lot of curses and mysticism and real scares. Mark Gatiss bigcursedoyle share on social
I don't care what other people think any more about me writing my own parts. Mark Gatiss carepartpeople Change image and share on social
I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately. Mark Gatiss awfulgymintimately Change image and share on social
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 I do. Mark Gatiss actordivideequally Change image and share on social
'Son of Frankenstein' is never talked about in the same tone as James Whale's 1931 'Frankenstein.' But it should be. It was Boris Karloff's last appearance in the Frankenstein series and stars Donnie Dunagan, then a child actor. Mark Gatiss actorappearanceboris share on social
It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles. Mark Gatiss baddieclichecomic Change image and share on social
I think one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks - who is David Copperfield, who is Oliver Twist? And yet he takes such joy in populating the rest of his novels with these fantastic, grotesque people like Pecksmith and so on. Mark Gatiss blankcharactercopperfield share on social
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 as good as as a healthy laugh. In fact, they're two sides of the same coin. There is a desire to shield from the knocks and bumps of reality. Mark Gatiss bumpchildcoin share on social
