Quotes from Benedict Cumberbatch

I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don't need.

I have actual acting scars.

If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him' - which is how I feel. There are bad attributes of his that I really don't share!

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.'

I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is one of life's joys.

I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem.

The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.

We all want to escape our circumstances, don't we? Especially if you are an actor.

Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.

[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him.

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

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

Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they've been really good fun.

Animations are really powerful - it's not just entertainment, it's a very cunning way to get good ideas across.

Actor 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, which is really, really great.

The awful lesson of history is that we too often ignore people, just because they're foreigners or different from us.

Sherlock [Holmes] is on the side of the angels, but don't think he's one of them. He uses similar means, but it seems to be for a better purpose, one would hope.

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.

I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he's dealing with such serious issues.

Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.

I never was obsessive about anything I watched when I was a kid, except maybe 'The A-Team' and 'Airwolf'... And I loved 'Knight Rider' and then later 'Baywatch.'

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.

There's so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.

Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you're Royalty.