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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
I think it's fair to say that, yeah, I'm playing Doctor Strange, I get there. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas. — 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'd love to do a noir. I think Steve McQueen is so cool. But a classic film is a classic film, and… — 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
[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I've played. He's lost the power to love, which doesn't make him a… — 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
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
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
[Doctor Strange] is still quite cocky by the end of the film. No, I'd say the major curve for him is that… — 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
There was a moment of extraordinary humbleness and humility and pride, as well, with my father when he turned to me -… — 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
I think now with fundamentalists, people who treat belief with a total lack of humor or empathy for any other viewpoint than… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I still find to give an interview to be difficult, as any person who deals with the press will tell you. That's… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I don't think I could form my writing into scripts or novels. It's so sporadic. My writing's pretty poor. I often think,… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I think what I loved in cinema - and what I mean by cinema is not just films, but proper, classical cinema… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Sometimes during a conversation with a journalist - where you are answering things you never normally talk about, not even with some… — 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
I am also full of admiration for Chelsea Manning [formerly PFC Bradley Manning]. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on,… — 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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![“It will be obvious to anyone who sees it that he [Doctor Strange] earns that cloak. You think he's doing all right and then you realise that there's one massive lesson to learn.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad7/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cloak_it-will-be-obvious-to-anyone-who-sees-it_1622082.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)
![“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 marked with original sin or any kind of crap like that. He's somebody who's come into this world and had experiences that have shaped him to the point that we first meet…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb5/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_clear_the-guy-doctor-strange-he-s-like-most-of_1340869.jpg)
![“[ Stephen Strange] is less strange than other characters I've played. He's lost the power to love, which doesn't make him a nasty person. I just think he's closed-off.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50d/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_character_stephen-strange-is-less-strange-than-oth_3121056.jpg)
![“[Doctor Strange] is still quite cocky by the end of the film. No, I'd say the major curve for him is that he learns that it's not all about him, that there's a greater good. But what he thinks he was doing as a neurosurgeon, that was good because it benefitted people's health was really just a…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85b/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cocky_doctor-strange-is-still-quite-cocky-by-t_2897052.jpg)
![“I am also full of admiration for Chelsea Manning [formerly PFC Bradley Manning]. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on, he stood up for something he felt wasn't right. That was an extraordinarily brave thing to do, and I think he was unfairly punished for it. It's a really big deal…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d7/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_admiration_i-am-also-full-of-admiration-for-chelsea_2631924.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)
