Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Wrong, Hair, Head

I realised quite early on that, although I wasn't trying to make a career speciality of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Career, Trying, Playing

Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always wanted kids.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Wanted, Kids, Child

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

Education, Dad, Hard

Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Cannot, Whatever, Actor

Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap.
Benedict Cumberbatch

School, Crap, Boarding

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

Stuff, Round, Drag

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Drive, London, Round

I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Work, Able, Actor

I have actual acting scars.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Acting, Scars, Actual

I love doing impersonations of people.
Benedict Cumberbatch

I was brought up in a world of privilege.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Privilege, Brought

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Education, Trust, Giving

I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Loyal, Genre, Mix

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

Play, Acting, Wanted

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

Life, Quite, Late

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

Children, Reality, Person

Lines are very difficult to learn.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Learn, Difficult, Lines

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

Work, Time, Night

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
Benedict Cumberbatch

Great, Fun, Yourself

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

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: July 19, 1976

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