--- title: "16 Wells Quotes By Benedict Cumberbatch" description: "16 Wells quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus more from Benedict Cumberbatch and more Wells sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actor_i-feel-that-tv-and-film-feed-off-each-ot_3112778.jpg" --- > [I feel that TV and film feed off each other well. It's more in the perception of the viewer than it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-feel-that-tv-and-film-feed-off-each-other-well-it-s-more-in-the/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actor_i-feel-that-tv-and-film-feed-off-each-ot_3112778.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) > [I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-have-an-appetite-for-the-normal-in-my-life-as-well-as-the-abnormal/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_abnormal_i-have-an-appetite-for-the-normal-in-my_2679409.jpg) > [Doctor Strange is an origin story so there's a certain room for me improving as well as the character improving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/doctor-strange-is-an-origin-story-so-there-s-a-certain-room-for-me/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_certain_doctor-strange-is-an-origin-story-so-the_2752482.jpg) > [I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-remember-very-clearly-someone-saying-don-t-shake-hands-with-the/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cactus_i-remember-very-clearly-someone-saying-d_263538.jpg) > [I thought, well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard, to do something as an alternative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-thought-well-why-am-i-giving-up-on-my-primary-dream-to-work-doubly/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_alternatives_i-thought-well-why-am-i-giving-up-on-my_3039491.jpg) > [Even in cerebral roles that are seemingly intelligent and nothing else, I think it's so important to wrap your characterization in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/even-in-cerebral-roles-that-are-seemingly-intelligent-and-nothing/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_cerebral_even-in-cerebral-roles-that-are-seemingl_1388433.jpg) > [Do awards change careers? Well, I haven't heard of many stories where that's the case. It's a fun excuse to meet colleagues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/do-awards-change-careers-well-i-haven-t-heard-of-many-stories-where/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_award_do-awards-change-careers-well-i-haven-t_2477344.jpg) > [I play enough other mad people, as well and some sane people, to vary the palette of what's scrabbling around in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-play-enough-other-mad-people-as-well-and-some-sane-people-to-vary/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_character_i-play-enough-other-mad-people-as-well-a_704081.jpg) > [I was thrilled with how the first series of 'Sherlock' was received. It was such great fun to film, which makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-was-thrilled-with-how-the-first-series-of-sherlock-was-received-it/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_enjoy_i-was-thrilled-with-how-the-first-series_478794.jpg) > [I had parents who were working actors, who did really well in their careers, but it was a living. So it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-had-parents-who-were-working-actors-who-did-really-well-in-their/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actors_i-had-parents-who-were-working-actors-wh_1381491.jpg) > [ I am also full of admiration for Chelsea Manning \[formerly PFC Bradley Manning\]. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-am-also-full-of-admiration-for-chelsea-manning-formerly-pfc-bradley/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_admiration_i-am-also-full-of-admiration-for-chelsea_2631924.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-m-aware-of-the-power-of-looks-i-ve-wanted-to-play-roles-that-have/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_actor_i-m-aware-of-the-power-of-looks-i-ve-wan_2368829.jpg) > [There was a moment of extraordinary humbleness and humility and pride, as well, with my father when he turned to me -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/there-was-a-moment-of-extraordinary-humbleness-and-humility-and-pride/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_amadeus_there-was-a-moment-of-extraordinary-humb_3090734.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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/the-guy-doctor-strange-he-s-like-most-of-us-he-s-uncorrupted-flesh/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_clear_the-guy-doctor-strange-he-s-like-most-of_1340869.jpg) > [I've gone up two suit sizes. The character I'm playing, he's strong, I can say that much. I've changed my physique a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/i-ve-gone-up-two-suit-sizes-the-character-i-m-playing-he-s-strong-i/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_appetite_i-ve-gone-up-two-suit-sizes-the-characte_2371573.jpg) ## Other authors on Wells ## 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/wells/benedict-cumberbatch/#itemlist", "name": "16 Wells Quotes By Benedict Cumberbatch", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel that TV and film feed off each other well. 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