I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.
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Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he’s materialistic.
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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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I ate healthily, but there was no snacking, no drinking, no bread, no sugar, no smoking. Afterwards I had a pork belly roast.
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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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I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.
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Do awards change careers? Well, I haven’t heard of many stories where that’s the case. It’s a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who’ve done well that year in certain people’s eyes, and it’s nothing more than that.
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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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We should have a conversation when we hang up.
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Any irrational fears?no, i’m quite a rationalist. i’m not superstitious, i think life is too full of natural wonders and logical complexities to worry about illogical things.
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Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I’m away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.
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This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.
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New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I’ve always had dear friends here – family, actually, I would say.
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I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive.
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You let things run in order to have some sanity and be able to do your work and not feel pre-judged.
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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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People always want to knock you when you’re up.
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Actor is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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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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As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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[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.
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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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[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.
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Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks. They’re all “physically inhabited,” for lack off a better expression. For instance, Sherlock Holmes has very particular physical gestures which are drawn out in such detail.
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When you’re a kid, ‘Star Trek’ is a slower burn. It’s funny, it’s entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it – which is its universal appeal, I think.
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It’s great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I’m enjoying.
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