The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’m quite surprised by how many people grew up with this character [Doctor Strange ].
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I feel that TV and film feed off each other well. It’s more in the perception of the viewer than it is of the actor.
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Doctor Strange is an origin story so there’s a certain room for me improving as well as the character improving.
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This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
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I love doing impersonations of people.
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I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.
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I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
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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’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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I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.
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There’s a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film.
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I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.
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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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Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he’s still saving lives.
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