Top 89 Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

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

Mystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world.

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

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.

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

I struggle to learn by rote. I've had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.

Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid.

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

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

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.