Benedict Cumberbatch quotes - page 4

I struggle to learn by rote. I've had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful. (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 from your understanding of humanity. View quote
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Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you're Royalty. View quote
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I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem. View quote
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Mystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world. View quote
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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 day and see how it feels.' View quote
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If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad. View quote
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Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself. View quote
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Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don't see beyond that. View quote
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We're living through a time where we are fighting wars fostered by politics, admittedly not on the same scale as the First World War, but with equally tragic realities for our soldiers and their families. View quote
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There's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything. (Benedict Cumberbatch)
New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I've always had dear friends here - family, actually, I would say. View quote
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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. View quote
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People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger. View quote
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A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is important. View quote
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I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is one of life's joys. View quote
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When you start getting jobs, and see your mates from drama school, you don't really want to talk about it, because you have this innate sense of guilt that it's not fair that others aren't doing exactly what you're doing. I do have that. View quote
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Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny. View quote
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I've realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person. View quote
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