40+ Mark Gatiss Quotes On Success, Death And John Minton

Mark Gatiss is a British actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known for co-creating and starring in the BBC series Sherlock, as well as writing and acting in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen. He has also appeared in a number of Doctor Who episodes and films, including The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Mark Gatiss on love, life, success.

Top 10 Mark Gatiss Quotes

1. I am a gay man who loves James Bond films and snooker - all kinds of working-class pursuits.
2. They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one, but I was that black-wearing teenager and yes, I wore a little eyeliner.
3. I prefer sneaking in the back door.
4. Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.
5. I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.
6. I used to go to the gym regularly and swim an awful lot, but that was when I was unemployed and knew leisure intimately.
7. I love going to galleries, particularly the National Portrait Gallery.
8. 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 while he's also terrifying.
9. I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.
10. All pleasure should be a little bent, don't you think?

Mark Gatiss Short Quotes

• At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.
• Benedict is bumbly, sweet, affable; the nicest man you've met.
• You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes.
• I don't care what other people think any more about me writing my own parts.
• Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.
• I always wanted to do Restoration comedy. It seems like so much fun.
• It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.
• I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.
• All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.
• If not exactly raging against the dying of the light, I was at least a little cross with it.

Mark Gatiss Quotes About Sherlock

That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did. — Mark Gatiss

We turned the lights off to save money, so you can't really see it. It's the same show. Hopefully, there are lots of laughs and lots of great personal stuff, but it is explicitly a darker season [4 of Sherlock Holmes]. — 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 more horror in 'Holmes' that people possibly think of. There's a lot of curses and mysticism and real scares. — Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss Famous Quotes And Sayings

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. — Mark Gatiss

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

The question I ask myself is: have I really just become a squeamish middle-aged man, or has something happened to the horror genre that shows a growing appetite for watching torture, or at least a desire to explore it on film? And if so, why would that be? I can't pretend I know. I just know I don't like it. — Mark Gatiss

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. — Mark Gatiss

It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it. — Mark Gatiss

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

The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked. — Mark Gatiss

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

One man's fish is another man's poisson. — Mark Gatiss

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. — Mark Gatiss

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

[Toby Jones] is completely different. It's a completely different character. He's the darkest villain we've had. There was always something charming and engaging about Moriarty. There was something fascinating and actually amoral, rather than immoral, about Charles Augustus Magnussen. This guy is the purest evil. Sherlock [Holmes] is actually appalled by him. — Mark Gatiss

I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase. — Mark Gatiss

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

Even when I was a child, I always wanted to be older. I realised just in time that it's a mistake and to enjoy my youth while I had it. — Mark Gatiss

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it. — Mark Gatiss

I love the Shakespeare history plays, I love the struggle for the crown as a plot. — Mark Gatiss

Life Lessons by Mark Gatiss

1. Mark Gatiss has shown that hard work and dedication can lead to success, as he has achieved success in both acting and writing.
2. He has also demonstrated that it is possible to be successful in a variety of creative fields, as he has worked in television, film, theatre, and literature.
3. Finally, he has shown that taking risks and pushing boundaries can lead to innovative and unique works of art.