Even 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.
I’ve said for quite a long time I’d like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short. You know, we’ve been away two years, let’s f*** around with his outfit, let’s f*** around with his haircut, let’s do something different.
I’m always playing characters with intellects profoundly superior to mine. That’s great fun, even though it’s as much a fantasy for me as for the people watching me.
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - You’d have to be pretty hard-nosed not to feel some sympathy for the guy [Doctor Strange].](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/youd-have-to-be-pretty-hard-nosed-not-to-feel-some.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/doctor-strange-is-a-really-rich-character-its-an-e.jpg)
![Benedict Cumberbatch Quote - [Doctor Strange] gets scraped off the floor and then thrown right down to hell again and then slowly pulls himself back up.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/doctor-strange-gets-scraped-off-the-floor-and-then.jpg)
