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Benedict Cumberbatch, born in July 1976, is a talented voice actor from the United Kingdom. Renowned for his distinctive voice and exceptional acting skills, he has participated in numerous renowned voice-over projects in the film and television industry.

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“There's so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee.”

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

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“When are you ever settled enough to have kids?”

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“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.”

Feels Fall Bits Feet Like You Floating Diving Scuba Scuba Diving

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“When you see a good horseman, you're unable to tell where the instruction is coming from. It's like telepathy.”

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“Do awards change careers? Well, I haven't heard of many stories where that's the case. It's a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who've done well that year in certain people's eyes, and it's nothing more than that.”

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“I got live tweeted once by someone who was opposite my home in some rented accommodation. He was actually describing on twitter what I was doing. 'I took a shirt off, I went to the window, I put a shirt back on... ' And I've got blinds in my flat!”

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“I had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.”

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“I haven't done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you're most recently famed for, so I'm careful of not repeating myself.”

Done Havens Periods Drama Careful

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“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.”

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“If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him' - which is how I feel. There are bad attributes of his that I really don't share!”

People Ifs Feels Looks Asks Bits Share Attributes Holmes

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“Metaphorically speaking, it's easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to notice, enjoy and help each other.”

People Should Helping Easy Enjoy Journey Take Time Bumps Helping Each Other

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“My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.”

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“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.”

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“To get a horse to hit a mark without a rider, to get it to stand up, to get it to rear, to get it to pick up a bucket and bring it over is amazing. It's hard work and very rewarding but can be dangerous.”

Hard Dangerous Hard Work Picks Horse Mark Riders Buckets

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“When you start getting jobs, and see your mates from drama school, you don't really want to talk about it, because you have this innate sense of guilt that it's not fair that others aren't doing exactly what you're doing. I do have that.”

Want School Jobs Drama Fairs Guilt Mates Innate Not Fair

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“When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it - which is its universal appeal, I think.”

Thinking Kids Stars Universal Appeals Maturity Entertaining

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“I've turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I've made social faux pas a plenty. I've put one foot in front of the other and fallen over.”

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“I always seem to be cast as slightly wan, ethereal, troubled intellectuals or physically ambivalent bad lovers. But I'm here to tell you I'm quite the opposite in real life. In fact I'm a f**king fantastic lover.”

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“I like to think that we’re revolving on this planet and revolving through the galaxy. I love having context that’s so much bigger than I can fathom. It’s fantastic to realise how insignificant you are.”

Thinking I Can Planets Bigger Fantastic Realising Galaxy Insignificant Fathom Revolving

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“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.”

Enjoy Journey Believer Treated Life Journey Endgame Treating Others Enjoy The Journey

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“We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.”

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“Being in front of an audience makes me feel alive. Being with friends makes me feel alive. I’ve done some crazy stuff in my time and yet I can feel infinitely alive curled up on a sofa reading a book. So, what makes me feel alive? I guess it’s realizing I am part of the world around me.”

World Feels I Can Book Done Reading Stuff Realizing Audience Alive Crazy Fronts My Time Sofas

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“You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.”

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“I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.”

Want Genre Loyal

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About the Author

Born: July 19, 1976
Known for: Voice Actor
Quotes: 275

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