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I’ve done a bit of live action before but the fight sequences, the wire work and the physical regime were taken to another level [ in Doctor Strange].

Benedict Cumberbatch

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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Character Identity Strong
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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People Shoes Thinking
I’ve always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.
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Exercise Play Spy
I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years.
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Goodbye Kissing Years
I’m excited to see where the Illuminati and whatever else might happen, how that works, and where it ends up.
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Ends Excited might
I’m sad in a way that the character [Doctor Strange ] leaves [neurosurgery] behind. It’s an amazing discipline.
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Character Discipline Doctors
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
I’d love to do a noir. I think Steve McQueen is so cool. But a classic film is a classic film, and perhaps the fantasy of being those characters should be left alone. You’re treading on very thin ice.
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Character Ice Thinking
I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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Country Grim Reaper Motorbike
We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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Actors Circumstances Want
I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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Character Doctors People
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
[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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Character Doctor Meals
I am shortsighted. I need glasses for watching movies or concerts. It’s not a hipster affectation; I do have poor eyesight. This is how ridiculous my life is: I’ve had the test for contact lenses, but I haven’t found a half-day where I can go to the optician.
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Hipster Poor Ridiculous
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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Fun Regret Teacher
I have actual acting scars.
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Acting Actual Scar

I’ve done a bit of live action before but the fight sequences, the wire work and the physical regime were taken to another level [ in Doctor Strange].

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