301 Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

I am also full of admiration for Chelsea Manning [formerly PFC Bradley Manning]. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on, he stood up for something he felt wasn't right. That was an extraordinarily brave thing to do, and I think he was unfairly punished for it. It's a really big deal what he did, and he did it for the betterment of all us, including the soldiers on the ground, as well as the civilians caught up in those conflicts.

I'm aware of [Doctor Strange] place within the comic pantheon of it all, the Marvelverse, but I don't email saying, "When are we doing next film?" I'm excited to see.

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

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

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.

I keep myself amused and others confused.

I just increasingly enjoy the quiet moments when I can be on my own with my friends and family, or with a book, having a live experience. That’s really what I crave, and I always have done.

I always get self-conscious about what I look like in a film, but less so if I’m a character very far removed from who I am. Then I just worry about the performance, and that’s equally an odd experience.

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