Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThe 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.
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Writing in French is one of my ambitions. I’d like to be able to dream one day in French. Italian and French are the two languages that I’d like to know.
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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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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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I think playing any iconic role when you’re stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you and you can’t process that.
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I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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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.
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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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I really cannot get over the generosity of our Tibetian teacher. He said, “Don’t punish yourself. You’re going to be a student at a university in the north of England. You need to have your experiences and have your fun, and not judge yourself. Don’t live in guilt and regret.”
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Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
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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 had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.
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As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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Live a life less ordinary.
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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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I’ve been broody since I was 12, but I can’t just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.
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