[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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I was very keen to work on the script with Scott Derrickson and [C. Robert] Cargill, and working out the important story beats, changing lines, upping the comedy, changing the pace, all of that was great fun.
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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’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I’ve played. He’s lost the power to love, which doesn’t make him a nasty person. I just think he’s closed-off.
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Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.
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I think anyone who works in medicine has superpowers.
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Do awards change careers? Well, I haven’t heard of many stories where that’s the case. It’s a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who’ve done well that year in certain people’s eyes, and it’s nothing more than that.
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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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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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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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As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
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I’m a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.
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I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.
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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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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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