--- title: "16 Knows Quotes By Benedict Cumberbatch" description: "16 Knows quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus more from Benedict Cumberbatch and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg" --- > [ \[Doctor Strange \] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-specialised-than-spider-man-or/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg) > [A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/a-woman-who-knows-that-she-doesn-t-have-to-get-all-decked-out-to-look/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c5/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_believe_a-woman-who-knows-that-she-doesn-t-have_2823387.jpg) > [I genuinely don't know Julian Assange well. To authenticate an opinion, I really would have to meet him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-genuinely-don-t-know-julian-assange-well-to-authenticate-an-opinion/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_assange_i-genuinely-don-t-know-julian-assange-we_2537485.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/being-on-set-is-quite-difficult-because-it-s-so-big-and-you-ve-got-to/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_bigs_being-on-set-is-quite-difficult-because_51042.jpg) > [ I know he \[Julian Assange\] is a man of fierce determination, and now living under the strain of house arrest in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-know-he-julian-assange-is-a-man-of-fierce-determination-and-now/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_assange_i-know-he-julian-assange-is-a-man-of-fie_1621360.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/it-d-be-really-nice-to-wake-up-looking-like-i-don-t-know-jake/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_day_it-d-be-really-nice-to-wake-up-looking-l_2561716.jpg) > [ I've never been front and centre as an iconic American character \[like in Doctor Strange\]. Day to day, you know you're painting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-ve-never-been-front-and-centre-as-an-iconic-american-character-like/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_american-character_i-ve-never-been-front-and-centre-as-an-i_1132407.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/if-i-m-playing-someone-who-s-smart-suddenly-every-character-i-ve/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_bad-guy_if-i-m-playing-someone-who-s-smart-sudde_2964873.jpg) > [I've said for quite a long time I'd like him to have a different haircut. I quite like my hair being short.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-ve-said-for-quite-a-long-time-i-d-like-him-to-have-a-different/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_different_i-ve-said-for-quite-a-long-time-i-d-like_816264.jpg) > [ It was great. I got to hang out with him \[Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins\], and I kept a straight face for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/it-was-great-i-got-to-hang-out-with-him-martin-freeman-as-bilbo/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/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.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/mads-mikkelsen-and-i-have-a-really-epic-brawl-a-week-shoot-lots-of/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_consideration_mads-mikkelsen-and-i-have-a-really-epic_3036171.jpg) > [I know that might sound perverse because I played Julian Assange but, honestly, I don't think it would be fair for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-know-that-might-sound-perverse-because-i-played-julian-assange-but/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_assange_i-know-that-might-sound-perverse-because_53542.jpg) > [I try to work hard. I'm really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-try-to-work-hard-i-m-really-proud-of-what-i-get-to-do-as-a-living-i/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_crafts_i-try-to-work-hard-i-m-really-proud-of-w_1397363.jpg) > [Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/do-i-like-being-thought-of-as-attractive-i-don-t-know-anyone-on-earth-2/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_attractive_do-i-like-being-thought-of-as-attractive_2873395.jpg) > [ I've never done a lead role in a film this big \[like Doctor Strange\], in a franchise this big. One of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-ve-never-done-a-lead-role-in-a-film-this-big-like-doctor-strange-in/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_amount_i-ve-never-done-a-lead-role-in-a-film-th_3067701.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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/doctor-strange-is-difficult-he-s-arrogant-but-he-s-kind-of-brilliant/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_arrogance_doctor-strange-is-difficult-he-s-arrogan_1959293.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Benedict Cumberbatch > [We should have a conversation when we hang up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/we-should-have-a-conversation-when-we-hang-up/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [It's the same thing, I think, whether it's breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/it-s-the-same-thing-i-think-whether-it-s-breathing-or-meditation-or/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he's materialistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/being-someone-who-is-of-our-sensual-reality-stephen-strange-has-a/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/if-you-have-an-over-preoccupation-with-perception-and-trying-to/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/being-on-set-is-quite-difficult-because-it-s-so-big-and-you-ve-got-to/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-know-that-might-sound-perverse-because-i-played-julian-assange-but/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [Maybe it's just getting older, but I don't want to miss things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/maybe-it-s-just-getting-older-but-i-don-t-want-to-miss-things/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-think-playing-any-iconic-role-when-you-re-stepping-into-big-shoes/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [ \[While voicing cartoons\] you have to lose your sanity and inhibitions and any kind of dignity and just throw yourself around a bit. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/while-voicing-cartoons-you-have-to-lose-your-sanity-and-inhibitions/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-m-not-very-geeky-i-m-quite-homespun-i-would-say-i-m-more-modern/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/this-is-an-odd-profession-and-sometimes-people-get-jealous-but-i/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-can-feel-infinitely-alive-curled-up-on-the-sofa-reading-a-book/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-think-with-any-characterization-there-s-a-point-where-you-empathize/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [When are you ever settled enough to have kids?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/when-are-you-ever-settled-enough-to-have-kids/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [You have to sometimes just run with the problem rather than trying to solve it with hi-tech wizardry and lots of planning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/you-have-to-sometimes-just-run-with-the-problem-rather-than-trying-to/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/benedict-cumberbatch/#itemlist", "name": "16 Knows Quotes By Benedict Cumberbatch", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Benedict Cumberbatch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-specialised-than-spider-man-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_batman_doctor-strange-is-slightly-more-speciali_3133775.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by…” — Benedict Cumberbatch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. 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