Rule 1: The Doctor Lies.

The Doctor: Doctor Song, You've Got That Face On Again. River: What Face? The Doctor: The "he's Hot When He's Clever" Face. River: This Is My Normal Face. The Doctor: Yes It Is. River: Oh, Shut Up. The Doctor: Not A Chance.

The Doctor: Just Had A Fall. All The Way Down There, Right To The Library. Heck Of A Climb Back Up. Amelia: You're Soaking Wet. The Doctor: I Was In The Swimming Pool. Amelia: You Said You Were In The Library. The Doctor: So Was The Swimming Pool.

Sherlock Holmes Can Be Wise And Funny. He Wasn't, At The Beginning. But Later On, He's Got A Bantering Relationship With Loads Of People. He's Got A Wisdom That He Didn't Have In The Early Stage. But He Stays On The Mountain Top, And He Will Die Up There. He's Not Going To Change That.

I Write The Kind Of Stuff I'd Like To Watch.

An Awful Lot Of Storytelling Isn't Really About Making People Understand - It's About Making People Care.