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
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
I think playing any iconic role when you're stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don't think he's one of them. He uses similar means, but it… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Kevin Feige said to me: "I don't think we've ever put an actor through quite as much as this, physically and mentally."… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Any irrational fears?no, i'm quite a rationalist. i'm not superstitious, i think life is too full of natural wonders and logical complexities… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think I'm a very good driver. Apparently, the cause of road rage - as with most anger - is some kind… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
That's something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
One of the first roles I had on stage was with a brilliant director in a brilliant play with a brilliant cast,… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
That's something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think I've had very knee-jerk emotional reactions to things, and sometimes I've said things without thinking. Being overly emotional clouded my… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
The guy [Doctor Strange], he's like most of us, he's uncorrupted flesh from the beginning of his life, he's somebody who's not… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Even in cerebral roles that are seemingly intelligent and nothing else, I think it's so important to wrap your characterization in a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he's doing all right… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
There are other people who don't mind shouting from the pulpit and being judged for it, and they do a hell of… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
An inflated sense of self-importance? Absolutely, but I think it comes from Doctor Strange need to control things and that's what happens… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it… — 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
I think it's fair to say that, yeah, I'm playing Doctor Strange, I get there. — 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 think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas. — 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
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