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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.

Benedict Cumberbatch

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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Country Grim Reaper Motorbike
I love doing impersonations of people.
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Impersonation Love People
Honestly, it’s very satisfying, and I’m very, very happy about how successful the last few years have been… It’s great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I’m enjoying now.
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People Successful Years
It still makes me giggle that I’m paid to act.
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Giggle Paid Stills
Lines are very difficult to learn.
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Difficult Learn Lines
If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
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Expectations Mad People
Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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Enjoy Journey
The awful lesson of history is that we too often ignore people, just because they’re foreigners or different from us.
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Different Ignore Lesson People
We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.
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Brain Gun Guy Hero
The biggest lesson Stephen Strange learns in this film is it’s not all about him.
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Film Lessons Strange
I think I’ve had very knee-jerk emotional reactions to things, and sometimes I’ve said things without thinking. Being overly emotional clouded my judgment.
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Emotional Sometimes Thinking
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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People Shoes Thinking
Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.
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Attractive Earth Know
I was brought up in a world of privilege.
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Brought Privilege World
As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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Life Real Role
I’m not confident in social situations; just going up to someone in a bar and saying ‘Hi’ is going to be even more difficult because they won’t know the real me. They will just know me as a fictional person I play on the screen.
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Bars Play Real

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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