Sherlock: Steven Moffat says Louise Brealey’s talent made him break his own rules
Sherlock: Steven Moffat says Louise Brealey’s talent made him break his own rules
Steven Moffat describes the actress who portrays Molly as ‘extraordinary’ and a ‘wonderful actress’“We went against our first decision which was ‘We will not add a regular that’s not from Doyle’. The first thing we did was add a regular character that’s not from Doyle! I think she’s fascinating because over time, certainly by the time you get to the second series, she wins every encounter with Sherlock. All the time, always. And by being honest and truthful with him.” – Steven Moffat
“It’s also about what she has, which is independence. She may be quiet, she may be retiring but she’s a strong woman at the same time. Just because she’s fallen for a couple of sociopaths doesn’t necessarily rule her out as a sane and courageous and strong woman.” – Mark Gatiss
The difference between Moffat and RTD
Companion: Doctor, I think that you’re not running to something, but away from something
RTD: I’m running from my past. I’d rather not talk about it
*cue music and intense moment, while the Doctor states off into the distance silently for a few minutes*Moffat: I’m running from this very complicated plot point that I’m not allowed to tell you about until we’re halfway through it already. Don’t worry, you’re not going to die. Probably. And even if you do die, you’ll be back in a few episodes. See, I’ve got it all under control *tries to hide the secret he’s been keeping for half the season*
I think the problem with this is everyone says ‘a woman. You don’t ever cast ‘a man’ as the doctor you cast a particular man. One day, I am reasonably confident, somebody in this role, whether it’s me or someone else will say, not, let’s cast ‘a woman’, they’ll say ‘that person. That’s the one that can be the Doctor.’ And that’s what you do, I think most, the vast majority of men in the world would be terrible at playing the Doctor. There are relatively few who would be great at it. So you’re not casting a man, you’re not casting a gender, you’re not casting any of that, you’re casting someone that you think will set that role on fire. For me that was Peter, before it was Matt, and someday it’s going to be Her. But it’s not about the gender, it’s about the person who can inhabit that role. The only reason you can have to cast someone in a role, full stop, the only reason, is because you think they’ll be brilliant. There can’t be any other player on the board. That’s all it can be.
Steven Moffat on casting the doctor (nerd cubed interview ~ 20 minutes)
Nerd³ speaks with Steven Moffat
… about Doctor Who, the morality of the TARDIS, and, everyone’s misconceptions of tumblr.
And he thinks tumblr hates him…hmm….
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Basically if you are not deeply critical of your own creative endeavors at least some of the time, you are probably either Gilderoy Lockhart or Steven Moffat.
I laughed way too hard at this because I could totally see Moffat titling his autobiography Magical Me.
“i knew you were trouble when you walked in”
“now i’m lying on the cold hard ground…”
Of course I can’t hear that song now without thinking of the supernatural scream…
