I’m quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I’m relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHHonestly, 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.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.
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Scott Derrickson breathes humour into a character with a very strong identity in the ’60s and ’70s, that psychedelia era of Eastern mysticism meeting the West.
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I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he’s dealing with such serious issues.
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I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.
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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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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.
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I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years.
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Lines are very difficult to learn.
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Even though Doctor Strange is an established character, when you’re doing an origin story there’s a lot of room for manoeuvre.
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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.
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Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks. They’re all “physically inhabited,” for lack off a better expression. For instance, Sherlock Holmes has very particular physical gestures which are drawn out in such detail.
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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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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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I’ve been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I’ve suddenly realised it is one of life’s joys.
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It’s the same thing, I think, whether it’s breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.
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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 think I’ve had very knee-jerk emotional reactions to things, and sometimes I’ve said things without thinking. Being overly emotional clouded my judgment.
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[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he’s very loved by people who know him.
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Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I’m away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.
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Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they’ve been really good fun.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
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There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
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My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a ‘desert rats’ tank operator in the Second World War.
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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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I don’t want to miss things.
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I always seem to be cast as slightly wan, ethereal, troubled intellectuals or physically ambivalent bad lovers. But I’m here to tell you I’m quite the opposite in real life. In fact I’m a f**king fantastic lover.
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