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Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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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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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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I'd love to do a noir. I think Steve McQueen is so cool. But a classic film is a classic film, and perhaps the fantasy of being those characters should be left alone. You're treading on very thin ice.
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Honestly, it's very satisfying, and I'm very, very happy about how successful the last few years have been... It's great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I'm enjoying now.
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I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They're about other people.
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Doctor Strange is selfish but he's still saving lives.
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The first time we did cavalry charge I was so breathless with excitement I nearly fell off the horse. I actually saw stars in front of my eyes and thought I was going to faint. The second time I had a bit more control but was still giddy with excitement. And the third time I was an emotional wreck. I had to really try hard not to cry.
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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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I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.
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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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[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him.
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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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I never was obsessive about anything I watched when I was a kid, except maybe 'The A-Team' and 'Airwolf' And I loved 'Knight Rider' and then later 'Baywatch.'
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One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy.
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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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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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Someone will always hate what I say. There’s always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting.
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I was thrilled with how the first series of 'Sherlock' was received. It was such great fun to film, which makes it so rewarding when something you enjoy is so well received.
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It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.
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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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