301 Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

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 I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny.

One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.

I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in “I have cumberbatched the UK audience” apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It’s crazy and fun and very flattering.

If I’m playing someone who’s smart, suddenly every character I’ve played is smart. If I’m playing a bad guy, every character is a bad guy. I suppose it’s that thing where people want to see a through-line to understand you. I mean, you know, I have played pretty ordinary people too.

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

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.

It’s difficult because nothing’s preordained by plan and you can’t control it. That’s one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.

I’m quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I’m relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious.