I remember very clearly someone saying, ‘Don’t shake hands with the cactus,’ and I thought, ‘Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?’ Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.
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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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You let things run in order to have some sanity and be able to do your work and not feel pre-judged.
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I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive.
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I tend to have a cup of tea, try to stop worrying about what I did wrong, cool down and will the audience back in as soon as possible.
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I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.
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I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.
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One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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I’m very excited about all the offers and interest and support pouring in through crowd-funding, and about having a lovely gap coming up when I’ll finally be able to sit down with books and scripts and talk to my partners about how we take the company forward.
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Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they’ve been really good fun.
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Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I’m away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.
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I’m a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I’m all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
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I’ve seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.
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Why this character [Doctor Strange] is being introduced, to open up the next chapter. A
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I ate healthily, but there was no snacking, no drinking, no bread, no sugar, no smoking. Afterwards I had a pork belly roast.
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I was very keen to work on the script with Scott Derrickson and [C. Robert] Cargill, and working out the important story beats, changing lines, upping the comedy, changing the pace, all of that was great fun.
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