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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.
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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[on BBC's Sherlock] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It's a form of mental and physical gymnastics.
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When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it - which is its universal appeal, I think.
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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.
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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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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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My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad's performance of the book.
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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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My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.
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I think I've had very knee-jerk emotional reactions to things, and sometimes I've said things without thinking. Being overly emotional clouded my judgment.
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I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always wanted kids.
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I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas.
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I was brought up in a world of privilege.
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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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[Scott Derrickson] is terrific, really sharp on the details, and he's not afraid to go to dark places.
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Mystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world.
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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.
Benedict Cumberbatch
I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don't need.
Benedict Cumberbatch
I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.
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I'd shift disciplines, whether it was musical instruments or sports or whatever, and it's the same with that.
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