I've never been front and centre as an iconic American character [like in Doctor Strange]. Day to day, you know you're painting… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I try to work hard. I'm really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But… — 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'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
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
[Doctor Strange] is difficult, he's arrogant, but he's kind of brilliant and charming and you'd think, "Yeah, I'd want him on my… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
It'd be really nice to wake up looking like, I don't know, Jake Gyllenhaal and think, 'Let's try this on for a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I know he [Julian Assange] is a man of fierce determination, and now living under the strain of house arrest in the… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I genuinely don't know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.… — 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
Mads [Mikkelsen] and I have a really epic brawl - a week shoot, lots of rehearsal - and he was just delightful.… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
If I'm playing someone who's smart, suddenly every character I've played is smart. If I'm playing a bad guy, every character is… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I've never done a lead role in a film this big [like Doctor Strange], in a franchise this big. One of the… — 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
![“I've never been front and centre as an iconic American character [like in Doctor Strange]. Day to day, you know you're painting on a very big canvas.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/49a/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_american-character_i-ve-never-been-front-and-centre-as-an-i_1132407.jpg)
![“[Doctor Strange] is difficult, he's arrogant, but he's kind of brilliant and charming and you'd think, "Yeah, I'd want him on my head if I needed brain surgery." He's good enough to warrant his arrogance and he respects other people but not when he thinks he's right and he'll just do what he deems…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/065/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_arrogance_doctor-strange-is-difficult-he-s-arrogan_1959293.jpg)
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![“[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg)
![“It was great. I got to hang out with him [Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins], and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don't know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He's going to be amazing, he's going to be fantastic in…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2e4/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_bits_it-was-great-i-got-to-hang-out-with-him_2537966.jpg)
![“Mads [Mikkelsen] and I have a really epic brawl - a week shoot, lots of rehearsal - and he was just delightful. He's a dancer and a gymnast so he knows how to plant the moves. He was always saying, "Are you okay?" When you've got that level of mutual consideration you form a family very quickly.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b4c/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_consideration_mads-mikkelsen-and-i-have-a-really-epic_3036171.jpg)
![“I've never done a lead role in a film this big [like Doctor Strange], in a franchise this big. One of the reasons was, I wanted to know what the toy box was like. And it's just insane, the amount of facility that everyone gets, but the amount of artistry and craft that's brought to every aspect of…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/608/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_amount_i-ve-never-done-a-lead-role-in-a-film-th_3067701.jpg)
![“[While voicing cartoons] you have to lose your sanity and inhibitions and any kind of dignity and just throw yourself around a bit.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd6/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_bits_while-voicing-cartoons-you-have-to-lose_125725.jpg)
