Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatissis an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. Some of his notable works include writing for and acting in TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created. He is a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 October 1966
CitySedgefield, England
doors back-doors
I prefer sneaking in the back door.
war home europe
Europe is so much the home of Horror, with its myths of vampires, werewolves, witchcraft and the undead, yet it's like those myths were exported to Hollywood, leaving Europe the room to develop a new tradition as a way of processing its traumas, particularly the two world wars.
disease nostalgia nostalgic
I'm terribly nostalgic, but I'm with the Elizabethans who thought nostalgia was a disease. It's a dangerous place to be because you can get caught up in it.
swim awful leisure
I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.
ghastly
It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it.
sometimes great-music forgettable
Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.
trust-no-one facts use
Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.
adventure tragedy wells
You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes,
years white clothes
When I was your age — about, ooh, a thousand years ago — I loved a good bedtime story. The Three Little Sontarans. The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes. Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday, eh? All the classics.
girlfriend phases
I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase.
portraits gallery
I love going to galleries, particularly the National Portrait Gallery.
dad figures realising
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.
film speak obvious
All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.
surprise believer
I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.