Even in cerebral roles that are seemingly intelligent and nothing else, I think it’s so important to wrap your characterization in a physical form as well.
I remember very clearly someone saying, ‘Don’t shake hands with the cactus,’ and I thought, ‘Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?’ Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.
[ 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.
The number of people my age, younger now, a whole generation younger, who are fiercely bright, over-educated, under-employed and who are politicised and purposeless really upsets me. It’s soul-destroying.
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - There’s a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/theres-a-heroic-amount-of-effort-that-goes-into-ma.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [ 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/stephen-strange-is-less-strange-than-other-charact.jpg)
