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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.
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 know that might sound perverse because I played Julian Assange but, honestly, I don't think it would be fair for me to judge the man. I realize that makes me a bit of a hypocrite because I was portraying him a certain way, but we were always open to the fact that this was an interpretation, not any kind of exact evidence of who the man was.
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[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I've played. He's lost the power to love, which doesn't make him a nasty person. I just think he's closed-off.
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Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always wanted kids.
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Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.
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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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It's great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I'm enjoying.
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Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid.
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When are you ever settled enough to have kids?
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I'm excited to see where the Illuminati and whatever else might happen, how that works, and where it ends up.
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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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Laughing and crying are really similar - what happens to your body. It's a very similar process in your diaphragm. Like a musician, you have to do your scales once in a while and warm up your voice.
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Actor 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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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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You'd have to be pretty hard-nosed not to feel some sympathy for the guy [Doctor Strange].
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The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.
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