I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much bigger than I can fathom. It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI think anyone who works in medicine has superpowers.
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I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
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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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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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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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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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Doctors and nurses do crazy hours and keep an ideal afloat through the love and care that they have for their craft and their patients and the institution of the NHS. We should be very proud of it.
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[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he’s not afraid to go to dark places.
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I thought, well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard, to do something as an alternative to what it really still want to?
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I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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There are things that are a given, that you’ve already established, and obviously, visually, certain iconic things that can’t be completely removed, like a certain hat or a certain coat in my case.
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Mystique is rare now, isn’t it? There aren’t that many enigmas in this modern world.
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Anyone who works in the NHS has superpowers. It’s a miracle, it is magic.
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Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you’re Royalty.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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I think it’s fair to say that, yeah, I’m playing Doctor Strange, I get there.
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Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.
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I’d shift disciplines, whether it was musical instruments or sports or whatever, and it’s the same with that.
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I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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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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I’ve said for quite a long time I’d like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short. You know, we’ve been away two years, let’s f*** around with his outfit, let’s f*** around with his haircut, let’s do something different.
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Kevin Feige said to me: “I don’t think we’ve ever put an actor through quite as much as this, physically and mentally.” I’ll wear that as a badge of honour. It was endless.
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I’ve always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.
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Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
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It’s always important to have the blessing.
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As an actor, to be part of that story’s [Marvel univerce ] terrific. I’ve enjoyed it so much as a fan and now I’m getting to have a go myself.
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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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