There's still nearly the same amount of slavery, if not more, in the world today, as there was at the height of… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Mystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
The world of 'Sherlock Holmes' and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
For brain surgeons it's particularly difficult to deal with failure. It was fascinating to learn about that whole world. — 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
Even though my parents experiences were different from mine. I wasn't a child actor brat; I didn't travel with them in the… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
[Sherlock Holmes] has to understand the world. That's very much John's [Watson] influence on him. But like a lot of the friendships… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Only when Stephen Strange has his accident and everything that he's ever had in his life falls apart that he becomes pretty… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Being in front of an audience makes me feel alive. Being with friends makes me feel alive. I’ve done some crazy stuff… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I would love to just have the work do the talking. We're in positions where people ask us questions; they want to… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
The generation now below me were born into a world where if you're a kid with raw talent now, you can roll… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
My assessment of Julian Assange is a professional one, really, of what he's managed to achieve, and the idea that he came… — 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
![“[Sherlock Holmes] has to understand the world. That's very much John's [Watson] influence on him. But like a lot of the friendships and relationships in that world, it's born out of necessity. It makes him better. There's a pragmatism to it. It's not whimsical or sentimental. It's born out of…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6cd/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_born_sherlock-holmes-has-to-understand-the-wo_2510929.jpg)
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