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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.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don’t think he’s one of them. He uses similar means, but it seems to be for a better purpose, one would hope.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Angel Mean Thinking
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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Children Different Parents
The biggest lesson Stephen Strange learns in this film is it’s not all about him.
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Film Lessons Strange
Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.
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Joy Looks Reading
Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap.
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Adolescence Males School
There are moments when, like all of us, you get a bit self-conscious and you’d rather not be living any of your day in public. Those are the awkward times, but you’ve got to have fun with it.
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Awkward Fun Self
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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Hair Knees Policy Sensitive
Even though Doctor Strange is an established character, when you’re doing an origin story there’s a lot of room for manoeuvre.
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Character Doctors Stories
We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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Actors Circumstances Want
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
Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don’t see beyond that.
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Daily Life Mundane Taken
I want to be better at staying connected.
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Connected Staying Want
I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much bigger than I can fathom. It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are.
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Bigger Fantastic Thinking
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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Doctor Self Thinking
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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Book Lovely Support
I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years.
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Goodbye Kissing Years

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