I had a very sparse comic upbringing – not because I was being whipped into reading Chekhov and Dickens, but I read Asterix on holidays when I was a kid, and Tin Tin was featured, I remember, for a few years.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
I was never geeky about anything.
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/as-an-actor-to-be-part-of-that-storys-marvel-unive.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/on-bbcs-sherlock-its-a-rare-challenge-both-for-the.jpg)
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![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/im-quite-surprised-by-how-many-people-grew-up-with.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [ 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/stephen-strange-is-less-strange-than-other-charact.jpg)