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We look at science as the ultimate answer for everything yet we are really messy organisms and when the two collide in the upper echelons of medicine you think science will prevail but it’s not always that way.

Benedict Cumberbatch

I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much bigger than I can fathom. It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are.
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Bigger Fantastic Thinking
[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.
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Dark Ends Talking
I was the boy that turned a girlfriend into the most celebrated lesbian on television. I got so much stick for that.
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Boys Girlfriend Television
As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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Life Real Role
I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.
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Acting Drama School
There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
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Bureaucracy Century Mediocrity
Maybe it’s because I was an only child, but I’ve always wanted kids.
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Children Kids Only Child
Metaphorically speaking, it’s easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.
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Bump Journey People
There are things that are a given, that you’ve already established, and obviously, visually, certain iconic things that can’t be completely removed, like a certain hat or a certain coat in my case.
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Coats Given Hats
My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
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Dad Hard Mum
People’s hands fascinate me. It’s tempting to look at a businessman’s left hand and see if there’s an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there’s a tan line and the skin is pressed down where’s he’s worked a ring off his finger.
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Hands Missing People
It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.
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Father Married Wonderful
People always want to knock you when you’re up.
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Always Knock People Want
Even though Doctor Strange is an established character, when you’re doing an origin story there’s a lot of room for manoeuvre.
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Character Doctors Stories
I’m quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I’m relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious.
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Conscious People Relax Self
There are moments when, like all of us, you get a bit self-conscious and you’d rather not be living any of your day in public. Those are the awkward times, but you’ve got to have fun with it.
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Awkward Fun Self

We look at science as the ultimate answer for everything yet we are really messy organisms and when the two collide in the upper echelons of medicine you think science will prevail but it’s not always that way.

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We look at science as the ultimate answer for everything yet we are really messy organisms and when the two collide in the upper echelons of medicine you think science will prevail but it’s not always that way.

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