I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They’re about other people.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThat’s something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people think.
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You can perfect genius because genius is not perfection. On his level and his practice and his methodology, it’s almost inhuman. So, that’s been a fantastic arc to play, and boy does it go somewhere in this series.
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We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor.
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If you can’t fail, you can never get better.
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[Doctor Strange] is a really rich character. It’s an easy thing to have a good old meal every day. It’s great. Yeah, I’m excited.
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I’ve been broody since I was 12, but I can’t just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.
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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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I don’t live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I’m in the situation where it’s been given to me, but I’m very conscious of what is wasteful.
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Maybe it’s because I was an only child, but I’ve always wanted kids.
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Metaphorically speaking, it’s easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.
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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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When you’re a kid, ‘Star Trek’ is a slower burn. It’s funny, it’s entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it – which is its universal appeal, I think.
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Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.
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I don’t wear a mask, I don’t have a suit. It’s not some CG double or a stunt double. The suffering the character [Doctor Strange ] goes through is immense!
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I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
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People always want to knock you when you’re up.
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