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
thinking bisexual people
I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.
self-esteem thinking glasses
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.
children mistake youth
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.
school chemistry physics
At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.
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.
thinking littles pleasure
All pleasure should be a little bent, don't you think?
ghastly
It was all quite ghastly and I was very fond of it.
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.
surprise believer
I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.
book eight looks
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.
writing thinking people
I don't care what other people think any more about me writing my own parts.
sometimes great-music forgettable
Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.
men horror-genre desire
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.