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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hammersmith
London
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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It's great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I'm enjoying.
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[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he's not afraid to go to dark places.
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I've never been front and centre as an iconic American character [like in Doctor Strange]. Day to day, you know you're painting on a very big canvas.
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I've seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.
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I tend to have a cup of tea, try to stop worrying about what I did wrong, cool down and will the audience back in as soon as possible.
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There's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything.
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One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy.
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I've been broody since I was 12, but I can't just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.
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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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Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.
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We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.
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Any privacy in public is a hard thing to negotiate.
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Metaphorically 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.
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Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning.
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I don't call myself an expert because I've played experts. I know a little bit about very little. But it's very hard to not be drawn into saying something, especially if it has to do with the work.
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I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions may be from your understanding of humanity.
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Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I'm away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.
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Being on set is quite difficult, because it's so big and you've got to try and relax, which isn't easy when you know you're in a massive film. I was terrified for quite a long time.
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Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he's materialistic.
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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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