I’m always playing characters with intellects profoundly superior to mine. That’s great fun, even though it’s as much a fantasy for me as for the people watching me.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHIt’s difficult because nothing’s preordained by plan and you can’t control it. That’s one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.
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I don’t wear a mask, I don’t have a suit. It’s not some CG double or a stunt double. The suffering the character [Doctor Strange ] goes through is immense!
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I’m excited to see where the Illuminati and whatever else might happen, how that works, and where it ends up.
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I keep myself amused and others confused
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When are you ever settled enough to have kids?
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I’m not an overnight success. I’ve been doing it for 12 years. It’s been lovely and varied so far.
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I genuinely don’t know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him.
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We’re living through a time where we are fighting wars fostered by politics, admittedly not on the same scale as the First World War, but with equally tragic realities for our soldiers and their families.
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Metaphorically speaking, it’s easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.
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I’m interested in art for all. I don’t want it to be only the sons and daughters of Tory MPs who get to see my plays.
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[Doctor Strange] is a really rich character. It’s an easy thing to have a good old meal every day. It’s great. Yeah, I’m excited.
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Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.
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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 think anyone who works in medicine has superpowers.
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I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.
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The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
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