Top 89 Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

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

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

It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father.

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

Lines are very difficult to learn.

I was happy as an only child, but I've always wanted to be part of a bigger family.

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' means 'blessed.' My parents liked the sound of the name and felt slightly blessed because they'd been trying for a child for a very long time.