Writing in French is one of my ambitions. I’d like to be able to dream one day in French. Italian and French are the two languages that I’d like to know.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHMy first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan’s ‘The Browning Version,’ where my job was to make school-masters’ wives weep with recognition.
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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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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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There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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Why this character [Doctor Strange] is being introduced, to open up the next chapter. A
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Even though my parents experiences were different from mine. I wasn’t a child actor brat; I didn’t travel with them in the circuit. But I got a look into their world, so I did know what I was getting into, to an extent. And they are a constant source of grounding.
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For brain surgeons it’s particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.
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I don’t want to miss things.
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I struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.
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Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap.
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Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
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The biggest lesson Stephen Strange learns in this film is it’s not all about him.
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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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One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.
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It’s very easy to be cynical about any kind of interference in things that are beyond our skill set.
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