Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning. Benedict Cumberbatch More Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch More Quotes From Benedict Cumberbatch Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid. Benedict Cumberbatch farcetheatreschool The number of people my age, younger now, a whole generation younger, who are fiercely bright, over-educated, under-employed and who are politicised and purposeless really upsets me. It's soul-destroying. Benedict Cumberbatch soulnumberspeople My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad's performance of the book. Benedict Cumberbatch dadreadingbook [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. Benedict Cumberbatch gymnasticsactorschallenges The world of 'Sherlock Holmes' and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation. Benedict Cumberbatch holmesenoughworld 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. Benedict Cumberbatch regretluckywould-be 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. Benedict Cumberbatch crazyfunyears Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. Benedict Cumberbatch endgameenjoyjourney I'm not confident in social situations; just going up to someone in a bar and saying 'Hi' is going to be even more difficult because they won't know the real me. They will just know me as a fictional person I play on the screen. Benedict Cumberbatch barsrealplay I love doing impersonations of people. Benedict Cumberbatch people The first time we did cavalry charge I was so breathless with excitement I nearly fell off the horse. I actually saw stars in front of my eyes and thought I was going to faint. The second time I had a bit more control but was still giddy with excitement. And the third time I was an emotional wreck. I had to really try hard not to cry. Benedict Cumberbatch horsestarseye I ate healthily, but there was no snacking, no drinking, no bread, no sugar, no smoking. Afterwards I had a pork belly roast. Benedict Cumberbatch porkdrinkingsmoking Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself. Benedict Cumberbatch distancepeopleneeds Someone will always hate what I say. There’s always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting. Benedict Cumberbatch hateactingblood I don't live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I'm in the situation where it's been given to me, but I'm very conscious of what is wasteful. Benedict Cumberbatch luxuryprivilegemean 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. Benedict Cumberbatch nightwatcheslooks My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education. Benedict Cumberbatch mumharddad I was the boy that turned a girlfriend into the most celebrated lesbian on television. I got so much stick for that. Benedict Cumberbatch girlfriendboystelevision Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny. Benedict Cumberbatch attractiveearthknows I've never been front and centre as an iconic American character [like in Doctor Strange]. Day to day, you know you're painting on a very big canvas. Benedict Cumberbatch doctorsstrangecharacter
