That’s something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people think.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThere 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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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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There’s another weight of us being in the public eye, which is this presumption that, because your work and your promotion work is very public, your private life should be, too.
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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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I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.
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I can’t stop traffic on Fifth Avenue, not unless I walk in front of an oncoming cab.
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I try to work hard. I’m really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But I also know it’s a craft, and I can get better at it and learn every time I do it. So I try to work hard no matter what the task is.
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The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
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I’d shift disciplines, whether it was musical instruments or sports or whatever, and it’s the same with that.
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I’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a ‘desert rats’ tank operator in the Second World War.
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I ate healthily, but there was no snacking, no drinking, no bread, no sugar, no smoking. Afterwards I had a pork belly roast.
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I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
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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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If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
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