An inflated sense of self-importance? Absolutely, but I think it comes from Doctor Strange need to control things and that’s what happens to all surgeons, I think. There’s a huge degree of uncertainty and bafflement.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHMaybe it’s just getting older, but I don’t want to miss things.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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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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I 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.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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People always want to knock you when you’re up.
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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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I’m a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I’m all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
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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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It does get strange when you realize people will hang around for hours to get a glimpse of you doing scenes outside.
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I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in “I have cumberbatched the UK audience” apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It’s crazy and fun and very flattering.
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You’d have to be pretty hard-nosed not to feel some sympathy for the guy [Doctor Strange].
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[Doctor Strange] is a really rich character. It’s an easy thing to have a good old meal every day. It’s great. Yeah, I’m excited.
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I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don’t need.
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I haven’t done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you’re most recently famed for, so I’m careful of not repeating myself.
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