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 from your understanding of humanity. – Benedict Cumberbatch
We all want to escape our circumstances, don’t we? Especially if you are an actor. – Benedict Cumberbatch
Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles. – Benedict Cumberbatch
I’m quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I’m relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious. – Benedict Cumberbatch
The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming. – Benedict Cumberbatch
My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself ‘Cumberbatch.’ I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, ‘Why aren’t you using your family name? It’s a real attention-grabber.’ I worried, ‘How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?’ But then I decided that’s not my problem. – Benedict Cumberbatch
I haven’t done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you’re most recently famed for, so I’m careful of not repeating myself. – Benedict Cumberbatch
Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and ’90s to make sure the school bills were paid. – Benedict Cumberbatch
One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can’t sit on a night bus and watch it all happen. – Benedict Cumberbatch
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
When you see a good horseman, you’re unable to tell where the instruction is coming from. It’s like telepathy. – Benedict Cumberbatch
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 – which is its universal appeal, I think. – Benedict Cumberbatch
Mystique is rare now, isn’t it? There aren’t that many enigmas in this modern world. – Benedict Cumberbatch
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 and celebrate people who’ve done well that year in certain people’s eyes, and it’s nothing more than that. – Benedict Cumberbatch
The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun. – Benedict Cumberbatch