Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.
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It does get strange when you realize people will hang around for hours to get a glimpse of you doing scenes outside.
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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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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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I realised quite early on that, although I wasn’t trying to make a career speciality of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.
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I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.
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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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This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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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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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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I want to do it all. I want to climb mountains, go through jungles, fight wars in space, get the girl, shoot the bad-guy full of lead, have all the zippy one liners, bulge muscles out of a singlet, drip sweat and blood on screen, all of that.
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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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[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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Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don’t see beyond that.
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I’m interested in art for all. I don’t want it to be only the sons and daughters of Tory MPs who get to see my plays.
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One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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