When are you ever settled enough to have kids?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHWhen are you ever settled enough to have kids?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThe more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’ve been broody since I was 12, but I can’t just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHMy mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’ve said for quite a long time I’d like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short. You know, we’ve been away two years, let’s f*** around with his outfit, let’s f*** around with his haircut, let’s do something different.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHEnjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHIt’s always important to have the blessing.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHBecause 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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI 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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHEven though Doctor Strange is an established character, when you’re doing an origin story there’s a lot of room for manoeuvre.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI thought, well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard, to do something as an alternative to what it really still want to?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI want to be better at staying connected.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’ve been reading the books. It’s the origination, it’s the primary source. You should always go back to the books.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I’ve played. He’s lost the power to love, which doesn’t make him a nasty person. I just think he’s closed-off.
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