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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.

Benedict Cumberbatch

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a ‘desert rats’ tank operator in the Second World War.
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Grandfather Tanks War
I’m always playing characters with intellects profoundly superior to mine. That’s great fun, even though it’s as much a fantasy for me as for the people watching me.
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Character Fun People
I was never geeky about anything.
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Anything Greek
I genuinely don’t know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him.
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Assange Opinion Wells
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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People Successful Years
I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.
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Able Play Want
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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Character Doctors Stories
I’d shift disciplines, whether it was musical instruments or sports or whatever, and it’s the same with that.
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Discipline Reading Sports
One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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Actors Best Meritocracy Things
There’s no shame in stealing – any actor who says he doesn’t is lying. You steal from everything.
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Actors Lying Shame
It’s always important to have the blessing.
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Always Blessing Important
We should have a conversation when we hang up.
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Conversation Hang People
Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they’ve been really good fun.
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Fun Good Fun
I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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Land Oil Titles
There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
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Bureaucracy Century Mediocrity
Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
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Actor Class Looks

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