Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor

1976-07-19

Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor known for work across film, television, and stage, including Sherlock and The Imitation Game. He has also portrayed Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is one of life's joys.
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I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.
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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.
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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.
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My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
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I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
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I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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I've seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.
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I've seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.
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I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.
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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.
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I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
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I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
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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.
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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.
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I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
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Someone will always hate what I say. There's always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting.
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My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.
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