My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad’s performance of the book.
When you start getting jobs, and see your mates from drama school, you don’t really want to talk about it, because you have this innate sense of guilt that it’s not fair that others aren’t doing exactly what you’re doing. I do have that.
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.
Even in cerebral roles that are seemingly intelligent and nothing else, I think it’s so important to wrap your characterization in a physical form as well.
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-understand-from-those-who-adore-him-he-julian-as.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [Doctor Strange] gets scraped off the floor and then thrown right down to hell again and then slowly pulls himself back up.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/doctor-strange-gets-scraped-off-the-floor-and-then.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/scott-derrickson-is-terrific-really-sharp-on-the-d.jpg)
