A biography for Benedict Cumberbatchhasn’t been written yet.
“There's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything.”
“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.”
“A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is important.”
“The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.”
“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.”
“Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you're Royalty.”
“I was happy as an only child, but I've always wanted to be part of a bigger family.”
“Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.”
“My first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan's 'The Browning Version,' where my job was to make school-masters' wives weep with recognition.”
“I've realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.”
“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.”
“Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.”
“Live a life less ordinary.”