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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHNot that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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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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I struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.
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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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I think it’s fair to say that, yeah, I’m playing Doctor Strange, I get there.
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New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I’ve always had dear friends here – family, actually, I would say.
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Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
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I really cannot get over the generosity of our Tibetian teacher. He said, “Don’t punish yourself. You’re going to be a student at a university in the north of England. You need to have your experiences and have your fun, and not judge yourself. Don’t live in guilt and regret.”
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I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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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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Do awards change careers? Well, I haven’t heard of many stories where that’s the case. It’s a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who’ve done well that year in certain people’s eyes, and it’s nothing more than that.
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I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don’t need.
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I never really got obsessed about one thing for long. I was a bit of a butterfly and a magpie.
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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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I want to be better at staying connected.
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Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning.
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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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The awful lesson of history is that we too often ignore people, just because they’re foreigners or different from us.
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One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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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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We should have a conversation when we hang up.
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I don’t live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I’m in the situation where it’s been given to me, but I’m very conscious of what is wasteful.
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There’s no shame in stealing – any actor who says he doesn’t is lying. You steal from everything.
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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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This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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[ 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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