Jonny Lee Miller

Attention to detail - Sherlock certainly has that, and my memory is pretty good - but not as good as his.

If people know too much about you, I think you become a little less interesting as an actor - your job is to fool people.

I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.

If you're serious about what you're doing, you've got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you won't reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back.

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.

I've always been, since I was a little kid, and my son is quite observant, too.

The script for 'Trainspotting' was amazing, and it was different from the book.

I find that quite enjoyable, trying to see the downsides of someone.

I really respect the world that Arthur Conan Doyle created and the way that that has been able to be reinterpreted over and over again.

I am constantly disappointing people up in Scotland by not being Scottish!

I think so many men have this really sharp feeling of being a disappointment in their mid-forties. There's probably something chemical about it - the drop of testosterone, the fact that you don't feel the same way physically. It's a real thing. You do tend to feel like a disappointment.

Some people can handle fame, some can't.