'Benedict' means 'blessed.' My parents liked the sound of the name and felt slightly blessed because they'd been trying for a child… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I just increasingly enjoy the quiet moments when I can be on my own with my friends and family, or with a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
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… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'm quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I'm relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Metaphorically speaking, it's easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
There are moments when, like all of us, you get a bit self-conscious and you'd rather not be living any of your… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'd love to meet Julian [Assange], and time permitting, and his will permitting, I'm sure it will happen at some point. Even… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I was very nervous about doing the Entertainment Weekly cover, because I thought, "Okay, this is the first taste, this is the… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
There was a moment of extraordinary humbleness and humility and pride, as well, with my father when he turned to me -… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
There are very specific demands, though, in television, and you notice the budget constrictions. It's the time constraint and a purse constraint… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
The first time we did cavalry charge I was so breathless with excitement I nearly fell off the horse. I actually saw… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I've said for quite a long time I'd like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short.… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
We're living through a time where we are fighting wars fostered by politics, admittedly not on the same scale as the First… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think what I loved in cinema - and what I mean by cinema is not just films, but proper, classical cinema… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I just want to bring people in a little bit to the idea of sitting down on a Sunday three consecutive weeks… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
It's the same thing, I think, whether it's breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he's materialistic. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
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… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
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… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
I think playing any iconic role when you're stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you and you… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
[While voicing cartoons] you have to lose your sanity and inhibitions and any kind of dignity and just throw yourself around a bit. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
I'm not very geeky. I'm quite homespun. I would say I'm more modern rustic than gadget-orientated. I like woollen things and log fires and… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
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,… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
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… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
You have to sometimes just run with the problem rather than trying to solve it with hi-tech wizardry and lots of planning. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share
![“I'd love to meet Julian [Assange], and time permitting, and his will permitting, I'm sure it will happen at some point. Even though he's been very critical of the film [The Fifth Estate], he's been very polite about me and my work, and I feel the same way about him.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/733/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_assange_i-d-love-to-meet-julian-assange-and-time_290842.jpg)
