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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHAs 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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHIt is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI don’t live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I’m in the situation where it’s been given to me, but I’m very conscious of what is wasteful.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHIt’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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHNew York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I’ve always had dear friends here – family, actually, I would say.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’ve been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I’ve suddenly realised it is one of life’s joys.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHMetaphorically speaking, it’s easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHLive a life less ordinary.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI’m aware of [Doctor Strange] place within the comic pantheon of it all, the Marvelverse, but I don’t email saying, “When are we doing next film?” I’m excited to see.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI don’t wear a mask, I don’t have a suit. It’s not some CG double or a stunt double. The suffering the character [Doctor Strange ] goes through is immense!
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHI think anyone who works in medicine has superpowers.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThere’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.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHThe more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHBeing someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he’s materialistic.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCHDo 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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