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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’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’ve been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I’ve suddenly realised it is one of life’s joys.
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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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My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad’s performance of the book.
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I’m not very geeky. I’m quite homespun. I would say I’m more modern rustic than gadget-orientated. I like woollen things and log fires and whiskey
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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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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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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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Any privacy in public is a hard thing to negotiate.
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I was brought up in a world of privilege.
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Even though my parents experiences were different from mine. I wasn’t a child actor brat; I didn’t travel with them in the circuit. But I got a look into their world, so I did know what I was getting into, to an extent. And they are a constant source of grounding.
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All the backstories are there but not talked about.
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It’s the same thing, I think, whether it’s breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.
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We should have a conversation when we hang up.
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I tell my wife all my secrets.
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