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It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he’s doing all right and then you realise that there’s one massive lesson to learn.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don’t see yourself.
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Distance Needs People
I struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.
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Embarrassing Meltdowns Struggle
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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Art Daughter Son
[on BBC’s Sherlock] It’s a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It’s a form of mental and physical gymnastics.
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Actor Challenges Gymnastics
People’s hands fascinate me. It’s tempting to look at a businessman’s left hand and see if there’s an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there’s a tan line and the skin is pressed down where’s he’s worked a ring off his finger.
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Hands Missing People
It’s an interesting arc. You start with a character [Doctor Strange] who’s likeable and charming but very arrogant and distant. He’s funny but you can see there are massive holes in his life. It’s a very painful transition and all that he becomes is tested so quickly and violently.
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Character Doctors Interesting
We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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Actors Circumstances Want
I’m aware of [Doctor Strange] place within the comic pantheon of it all, the Marvelverse, but I don’t email saying, “When are we doing next film?” I’m excited to see.
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Doctors Email Place Strange
The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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Affection Charming More Persons
I’ve turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I’ve made social faux pas a plenty. I’ve put one foot in front of the other and fallen over.
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Costume Feet Party
I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas.
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Book Character Thinking
[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.
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Afraid Dark Details
If I’d had fame early on, I’d have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.
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Able Abuse Men
It’s always important to have the blessing.
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Always Blessing Important
When you’re a kid, ‘Star Trek’ is a slower burn. It’s funny, it’s entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it – which is its universal appeal, I think.
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Kids Maturity Stars
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

It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he’s doing all right and then you realise that there’s one massive lesson to learn.

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It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he’s doing all right and then you realise that there’s one massive lesson to learn.

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