I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHIf I’d had fame early on, I’d have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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Cumberbatch – it sounds like a fart in a bath, doesn’t it? What a fluffy old name. I can never say it on a Monday morning. When I became an actor, Mum wasn’t keen on me keeping it.
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Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.
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I had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.
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This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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I struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.
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It’s the same thing, I think, whether it’s breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.
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You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It’s made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.
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If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
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I’m sort of focused on my long-term goal of carving out a career that’s for life, rather than being a flash in the pan.
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[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he’s very loved by people who know him.
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I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he’s dealing with such serious issues.
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Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.
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Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he’s materialistic.
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I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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