I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route. Benedict Cumberbatch actdramalot Change image and share on social
It does get strange when you realize people will hang around for hours to get a glimpse of you doing scenes outside. Benedict Cumberbatch glimpsehanghour Change image and share on social
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 barconfidentdifficult share on social
I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don't need. Benedict Cumberbatch draglotround Change image and share on social
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger. Benedict Cumberbatch businessmanfascinatefinger share on social
Having your adolescence at an all-male boarding school is just crap. Benedict Cumberbatch adolescenceboardcrap Change image and share on social
'Sherlock' fans are, by and large, an intelligent breed, so they've gone through my back catalogue and got what I've done, why and how I've done it. There is some obsessive behaviour, but I worry for them rather than me. Benedict Cumberbatch backbehaviourbreed share on social
My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education. Benedict Cumberbatch afforddadeducation Change image and share on social
I wish my 15-year-old self had known about my allure to the opposite sex! Benedict Cumberbatch allureoppositesex Change image and share on social
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 begfolliclehair Change image and share on social
