My first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan’s ‘The Browning Version,’ where my job was to make school-masters’ wives weep with recognition.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHDo 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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It’s great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I’m enjoying.
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I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.
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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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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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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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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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Laughing and crying are really similar – what happens to your body. It’s a very similar process in your diaphragm. Like a musician, you have to do your scales once in a while and warm up your voice.
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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 tend to have a cup of tea, try to stop worrying about what I did wrong, cool down and will the audience back in as soon as possible.
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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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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’ll always do ‘Sherlock’ – it’s something I’m not going to give up on.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
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It still makes me giggle that I’m paid to act.
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I was very keen to work on the script with Scott Derrickson and [C. Robert] Cargill, and working out the important story beats, changing lines, upping the comedy, changing the pace, all of that was great fun.
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