I genuinely don’t know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHPull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I’ve played. He’s lost the power to love, which doesn’t make him a nasty person. I just think he’s closed-off.
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Anyone who works in the NHS has superpowers. It’s a miracle, it is magic.
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I’m a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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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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I don’t wear a mask, I don’t have a suit. It’s not some CG double or a stunt double. The suffering the character [Doctor Strange ] goes through is immense!
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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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[on BBC’s Sherlock] It’s a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It’s a form of mental and physical gymnastics.
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I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They’re about other people.
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We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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I suppose my bodily proportions are quite flattering. I’m ripped, doing something I wouldn’t normally do with my body, or having done to it, involving Watson.
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You have to sometimes just run with the problem rather than trying to solve it with hi-tech wizardry and lots of planning.
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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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[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.
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I’m not an overnight success. I’ve been doing it for 12 years. It’s been lovely and varied so far.
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