[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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHWhen 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.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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I have actual acting scars.
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Marvel always make it fresh so you can give it your personal twist.
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Doctor Strange is an origin story so there’s a certain room for me improving as well as the character improving.
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I’m sad in a way that the character [Doctor Strange ] leaves [neurosurgery] behind. It’s an amazing discipline.
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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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People always want to knock you when you’re up.
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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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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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I’ve been reading the books. It’s the origination, it’s the primary source. You should always go back to the books.
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The biggest lesson Stephen Strange learns in this film is it’s not all about him.
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I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
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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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Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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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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