I want to be better at staying connected.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHEven the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks. They’re all “physically inhabited,” for lack off a better expression. For instance, Sherlock Holmes has very particular physical gestures which are drawn out in such detail.
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Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning.
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It’s an interesting arc. You start with a character [Doctor Strange] who’s likeable and charming but very arrogant and distant. He’s funny but you can see there are massive holes in his life. It’s a very painful transition and all that he becomes is tested so quickly and violently.
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The awful lesson of history is that we too often ignore people, just because they’re foreigners or different from us.
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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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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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Someone will always hate what I say. There’s always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting.
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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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Maybe it’s because I was an only child, but I’ve always wanted kids.
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Any irrational fears?no, i’m quite a rationalist. i’m not superstitious, i think life is too full of natural wonders and logical complexities to worry about illogical things.
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The world of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation.
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I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.
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Honestly, it’s very satisfying, and I’m very, very happy about how successful the last few years have been… It’s great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I’m enjoying now.
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I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
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Anyone who works in the NHS has superpowers. It’s a miracle, it is magic.
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