Interviewer: There’s a great moment in “His Last Vow” where John pretends to be Sherlock in the empty house and then removes his disguise after Mary confesses, and it’s this huge emotional moment, and then John fixes his hair.
Martin: No, it wasn’t scripted. I don’t know, I’ve heard Mark say “That is pure Martin. That’s pure Martin.” Because I couldn’t stand to have bad hair onscreen.
I don’t know, see, because rather like (laughs), rather like Mr. Leto, I am so deep in character, I don’t know where I begin and John ends.
So, it could’ve been John, it could’ve been me. I’m not sure. It was a bit of both. I mean genuinely, yes it might have been me, because I am funny about hair. Yeah, I am. But also, John’s a military man, and that’s where part of the casting has been quite good, because I’m quite meticulous in my appearance, and so is John. You know, I think that’s John’s military training, as well. You know, he’s got to pass military muster and he’s not shabby, he’s not messy.
And I think also that patting down of the hair is a psychological statement, as well. It’s a kind of, “And now I’m back to me.”
So, no, I don’t know whether that was Martin… I mean it was kind of funny. For people who know me and people how know that (laughs) people how know my meticulous ways, they could go, “Oh, that’s Martin,” but also in fairness to some of my acting ability, I do also want to serve John well, and I don’t think John would walk around with messy hair either.
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