I know that might sound perverse because I played Julian Assange but, honestly, I don't think it would be fair for me… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
[While voicing cartoons] you have to lose your sanity and inhibitions and any kind of dignity and just throw yourself around a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'm really not Sherlock Holmes. I look a little bit like him and sound like him. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'm still very sensitive and wary of people recognising me The only thing that really annoys me is people trying to surreptitiously… — 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
I've gone up two suit sizes. The character I'm playing, he's strong, I can say that much. I've changed my physique a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I never really got obsessed about one thing for long. I was a bit of a butterfly and a magpie. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I've done a bit of live action before but the fight sequences, the wire work and the physical regime were taken to… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
It was great. I got to hang out with him [Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins], and I kept a straight face for… — 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
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 Image
Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he's materialistic. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad. — 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 know you're… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
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 Image
Maybe it's just getting older, but I don't want to miss things. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image