black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

When are you ever settled enough to have kids?

Benedict Cumberbatch

Those are more universal things than some of the characters I play, who are slightly sociopathic. I keep reminding people I can do ordinary.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Character People Play
New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I’ve always had dear friends here – family, actually, I would say.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Beautiful Country Crazy
Actor 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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Jealous People Sometime
If I’d had fame early on, I’d have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Able Abuse Men
I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Character Doctors People
Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they’ve been really good fun.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Fun Good Fun
As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Life Real Role
Live a life less ordinary.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Brain Less Ordinary
Even though my parents experiences were different from mine. I wasn’t a child actor brat; I didn’t travel with them in the circuit. But I got a look into their world, so I did know what I was getting into, to an extent. And they are a constant source of grounding.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Children Different Parents
The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Affection Charming More Persons
Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Joy Looks Reading
Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Doctor Saving Selfish
Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don’t see beyond that.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Daily Life Mundane Taken
I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Acting Drama School
We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Actors Circumstances Want
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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Careers Goal Long
People always want to knock you when you’re up.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Always Knock People Want
There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Bureaucracy Century Mediocrity
When are you ever settled enough to have kids?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Enough Kids Settled
For brain surgeons it’s particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Brain Difficult World
Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I’m away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Location Sometimes Want
[Season 4 of Sherlock Holmes will be] myopically dark. You’re talking about the end of the universe darkness. You can’t see in front of you and would walk into everything dark.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Dark Ends Talking
The number of people my age, younger now, a whole generation younger, who are fiercely bright, over-educated, under-employed and who are politicised and purposeless really upsets me. It’s soul-destroying.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Numbers People Soul
It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he’s doing all right and then you realise that there’s one massive lesson to learn.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Doctor Lesson Thinking
Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Enjoy Journey
I’ve turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I’ve made social faux pas a plenty. I’ve put one foot in front of the other and fallen over.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Costume Feet Party
When I was young I became kind of a party animal. I had a massive crash. My health suffered. I was just overdoing it. That person could not be further from the one who emerged from that earlier experience. I regressed massively.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Animal Kind Party

When are you ever settled enough to have kids?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

When are you ever settled enough to have kids?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes