When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn’t feel like you’re falling: it feels like you’re floating, a bit like scuba diving.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHConan Doyle is amazing in the way he has Watson describe Sherlock’s posture, mood swings, his hand gestures, and so forth in the novels.
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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.
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You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It’s made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.
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I wanted to take the audience on a journey where that transition was funny and awkward. It’s the same cynicism that [Strange] has.
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You have to sometimes just run with the problem rather than trying to solve it with hi-tech wizardry and lots of planning.
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For brain surgeons it’s particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.
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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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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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Lines are very difficult to learn.
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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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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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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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I was the boy that turned a girlfriend into the most celebrated lesbian on television. I got so much stick for that.
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Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you’re Royalty.
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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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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.
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