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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.

Benedict Cumberbatch

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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Book Lovely Support
It still makes me giggle that I’m paid to act.
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Giggle Paid Stills
It does get strange when you realize people will hang around for hours to get a glimpse of you doing scenes outside.
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Glimpse Outside People Realize
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
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
Any privacy in public is a hard thing to negotiate.
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Hard Privacy Thing
We should have a conversation when we hang up.
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Conversation Hang People
If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
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Expectations Mad People
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
When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn’t feel like you’re falling: it feels like you’re floating, a bit like scuba diving.
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Fall Feet Floating
Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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Enjoy Journey
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’m interested in art for all. I don’t want it to be only the sons and daughters of Tory MPs who get to see my plays.
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Art Daughter Son
All the backstories are there but not talked about.
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About People Stories Talk
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
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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Kids Maturity Stars

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