Mark Gatiss Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
October 17, 1966

Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/ (About this sound listen); born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock. Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen. He played Tycho Nestoris in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Also known as Comedian, Screenwriter, Novelist

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
- Time
I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.

Mark Gatiss
- Great
- Power

Even though it's meant to be the season of jollity and goodwill, there's something delicious about the anticipation of a Christmassy ghost thrill.

Mark Gatiss
I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.

Mark Gatiss
- People
- Bisexual
At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.

Mark Gatiss
- Good
- School
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
- Gym
I don't care what other people think any more about me writing my own parts.

Mark Gatiss
- People
- Writing
I love the Shakespeare history plays; I love the struggle for the crown as a plot.

Mark Gatiss
- History
- Struggle

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
- People
- Joy
- Rest
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
- Good
- Children
- Why
I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase.

Mark Gatiss
- Girlfriend
- Boyfriend