It’s one of the things that attracted me to the role [Doctor Strange] is the fact that it’s a really widely origin story, I mean this is part of it, but of course there’s the whole chapter before where he’s the neurosurgeon who has the accident. It’s fantastic.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he’s very loved by people who know him.
More Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.
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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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I was never geeky about anything.
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I genuinely don’t know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him.
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[Sherlock Holmes] has moved from being someone who was sociopathic, work-obsessed and slightly amoral, into being someone who has a certain degree of a private life, which is very, very private, with The Woman, or Irene Adler.
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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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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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The world of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation.
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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].
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I just increasingly enjoy the quiet moments when I can be on my own with my friends and family, or with a book, having a live experience. That’s really what I crave, and I always have done.
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Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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I have actual acting scars.
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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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Those are more universal things than some of the characters I play, who are slightly sociopathic. I keep reminding people I can do ordinary.
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