[Doctor Strange] gets scraped off the floor and then thrown right down to hell again and then slowly pulls himself back up.
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Maybe it’s because I was an only child, but I’ve always wanted kids.
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An inflated sense of self-importance? Absolutely, but I think it comes from Doctor Strange need to control things and that’s what happens to all surgeons, I think. There’s a huge degree of uncertainty and bafflement.
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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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We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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I’ve realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.
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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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I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas.
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Kevin Feige said to me: “I don’t think we’ve ever put an actor through quite as much as this, physically and mentally.” I’ll wear that as a badge of honour. It was endless.
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I’m very excited about all the offers and interest and support pouring in through crowd-funding, and about having a lovely gap coming up when I’ll finally be able to sit down with books and scripts and talk to my partners about how we take the company forward.
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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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