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
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 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
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
Sci-fi and fantasy used to be a TV staple throughout my childhood. Then it just stopped dead. It was seen as culty, a minority interest. Mark Gatiss childhoodcultydead Change image and 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 had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase. Mark Gatiss boyfriendgirlfriendphase Change image and share on social
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
When I was seven or eight, I was bought a fantastic book called 'The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies' by Alan G. Frank; it became my bible. It's packed full of the most amazing photos and is still fantastic to look at. Mark Gatiss alanamazebible share on social
