Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes

I’m a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.

The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.

I’ve realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.

[on BBC’s Sherlock] It’s a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level of intelligence and wit. You have to really enjoy it. It’s a form of mental and physical gymnastics.

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a ‘desert rats’ tank operator in the Second World War.

Not that i had a big arse but even that was toned.

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 the man. I realize that makes me a bit of a hypocrite because I was portraying him a certain way, but we were always open to the fact that this was an interpretation, not any kind of exact evidence of who the man was.

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 think ‘Oh well, that’s the pin up guy’s an actor like my friend James Mcavoy, who’s gorgeous on screen. I’m not that. But at least I don’t have to worry about taking precious care of my face because it’s my commodity. That’s a great freedom. I’m not afraid of being heinous for the sake of a part

When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn’t feel like you’re falling: it feels like you’re floating, a bit like scuba diving.

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 in a massive film. I was terrified for quite a long time.

I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years.

Those are more universal things than some of the characters I play, who are slightly sociopathic. I keep reminding people I can do ordinary.