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I was the boy that turned a girlfriend into the most celebrated lesbian on television. I got so much stick for that.

Benedict Cumberbatch

I wanted to take the audience on a journey where that transition was funny and awkward. It’s the same cynicism that [Strange] has.
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Awkward Journey Transition
My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad’s performance of the book.
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Book Dad Reading
There’s so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.
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Bureaucracy Century Mediocrity
Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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Arses Bigs Toned
If you can’t jump on board when the ride’s going past that’s it, it usually goes by, so the hugest compliment they paid me was to come back to me. It motivated me to try to fulfill their faith.
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Boards Past Trying
I am a PR disaster because I talk too much.
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Disaster Much
[on BBC’s Sherlock] It’s a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It’s a form of mental and physical gymnastics.
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Actor Challenges Gymnastics
For brain surgeons it’s particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world.
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Brain Difficult World
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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Fun Regret Teacher
I’ve turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I’ve made social faux pas a plenty. I’ve put one foot in front of the other and fallen over.
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Costume Feet Party
There are moments when, like all of us, you get a bit self-conscious and you’d rather not be living any of your day in public. Those are the awkward times, but you’ve got to have fun with it.
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Awkward Fun Self
There are other people who don’t mind shouting from the pulpit and being judged for it, and they do a hell of a lot of good – real, on-the-ground, life-changing good. So I think it can sometimes be a balancing act.
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People Real Thinking
What makes a good animated movie is being able to balance adult and knowing in-jokes and also just out and out funny things that make all people laugh. The idea that it’s actually something that will appeal to a family, that’s the trick.
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Funny Ideas Knowing Things
New 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.
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Beautiful Country Crazy
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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Hipster Poor Ridiculous
I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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Character Doctors People
It still makes me giggle that I’m paid to act.
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Giggle Paid Stills
I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.
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Abnormal Appetite Wells
The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
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Challenges Comfort Fun
The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.
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Academic Actors Doe
[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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Doctors Men People
The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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Affection Charming More Persons
I’d shift disciplines, whether it was musical instruments or sports or whatever, and it’s the same with that.
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Discipline Reading Sports
I’ll always do ‘Sherlock’ – it’s something I’m not going to give up on.
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Always Giving Help Support Up
I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
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Away Feels Life Own
Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and ’90s to make sure the school bills were paid.
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Farce School Theatre
I want to be better at staying connected.
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Connected Staying Want

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