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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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“It'd be really nice to wake up looking like, I don't know, Jake Gyllenhaal and think "Let's try this on for a day and see how it feels.”

Thinking Knows Feels Trying Nice Wake Up Really Nice Jake

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

People Ifs Trying Please Perception Expectations Mad Preoccupation

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“You have to sometimes just run with the problem rather than trying to solve it with hi-tech wizardry and lots of planning.”

Trying Sometimes Problem Running Solve Planning Wizardry

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“I try to work hard. I'm really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But I also know it's a craft, and I can get better at it and learn every time I do it. So I try to work hard no matter what the task is.”

Knows Trying Stills I Can Matter Hard Hard Work Proud Tasks No Matter What Crafts Get Better

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“When auditioning, I try to imagine that I'm the only person that they [directors] are seeing that day because it can be overwhelming, in the same sense that it could be overwhelming if you try to fulfil everyone's expectations rather than the people closest to you in the creative process, be it your director, or fellow actors and the writers. So, that's kind of it - I try to trick myself into believing that no one has ever gone there before.”

People Ifs Trying Believe Kind Persons Actors Process Gone Creative Imagine Seeing Directors Expectations Fellows Tricks Overwhelming Imagine That Creative Process Closest

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“Being on set is quite difficult, because it's so big and you've got to try and relax, which isn't easy when you know you're in a massive film. I was terrified for quite a long time.”

Knows Trying Long Bigs Film Easy Difficult Long Time Relax Massive Terrified

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“If you can't jump on board when the ride's going past that's it, it usually goes by, so the hugest compliment they paid me was to come back to me. It motivated me to try to fulfill their faith.”

Ifs Trying Past Paid Boards Compliment Motivated Come Back To Me

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“I tend to have a cup of tea, try to stop worrying about what I did wrong, cool down and will the audience back in as soon as possible.”

Trying Worry Audience Tea Stop Worrying

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“I don't think I could form my writing into scripts or novels. It's so sporadic. My writing's pretty poor. I often think, "Who's this for?" Sometimes it's impressions of the day or my life, or it's fiction. Sometimes it's about things I want to remember, or I try to write in really awful French.”

Thinking Writing Trying Sometimes Remember Poor Novel Impression

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“The first time we did cavalry charge I was so breathless with excitement I nearly fell off the horse. I actually saw stars in front of my eyes and thought I was going to faint. The second time I had a bit more control but was still giddy with excitement. And the third time I was an emotional wreck. I had to really try hard not to cry.”

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“I'm still very sensitive and wary of people recognising me The only thing that really annoys me is people trying to surreptitiously take a photo on their phone without asking. I feel it's cowardly and a bit pathetic. Just ask me if you really want me to have a photograph with you.”

People Ifs Want Feels Trying Stills Asks Bits Asking Photograph Phones Ask Me Sensitive Annoying Want Me Pathetic Cowardly

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“I realised quite early on that, although I wasn't trying to make a career speciality of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.”

Trying Careers Realised

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About the Author

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

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