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
I'm really not Sherlock Holmes. I look a little bit like him and sound like him. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him'… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'm not one for doing the children's party version: "Hi, I'm a character in a movie and now I'm in reality!" I… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I always get self-conscious about what I look like in a film, but less so if I'm a character very far removed… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
What's not to look forward to? It's like all the actors in all of the films. It's difficult to get Martin Freeman… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
We look at science as the ultimate answer for everything yet we are really messy organisms and when the two collide in… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I'm aware of the power of looks. I've wanted to play roles that have gone to much better-looking people and you just… — 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
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
Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can't stop, and you've got so many stories… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you do fight scenes you think, "Oh, I'll be hit in the face," because people get carried away with their… — 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
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