I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much bigger than I can fathom. It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHNew 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.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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I love doing impersonations of people.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
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Someone will always hate what I say. There’s always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting.
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When are you ever settled enough to have kids?
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Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
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Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don’t think he’s one of them. He uses similar means, but it seems to be for a better purpose, one would hope.
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I’ve been reading the books. It’s the origination, it’s the primary source. You should always go back to the books.
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I keep myself amused and others confused
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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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One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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There’s a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film.
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I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They’re about other people.
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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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Doctor Strange is an origin story so there’s a certain room for me improving as well as the character improving.
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I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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