Thinking Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch sees running as a form of meditation, a way to breathe and clear the mind. He explains that playing an iconic role requires stepping into someone else’s shoes and feeling what they feel. He also notes that the physical and mental strain of acting can become a badge of honor.
![“[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/i/85b/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cocky_doctor-strange-is-still-quite-cocky-by-t_2897052.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/i/fb5/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_clear_the-guy-doctor-strange-he-s-like-most-of_1340869.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/i/065/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_arrogance_doctor-strange-is-difficult-he-s-arrogan_1959293.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/i/4d7/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_admiration_i-am-also-full-of-admiration-for-chelsea_2631924.jpg)
![“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/i/ad7/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cloak_it-will-be-obvious-to-anyone-who-sees-it_1622082.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/i/50d/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_character_stephen-strange-is-less-strange-than-oth_3121056.jpg)
![“Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don't think he's one of them. He uses similar means, but it seems to be for a better purpose, one would hope.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_angel_sherlock-holmes-is-on-the-side-of-the-an_270932.jpg)
