Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

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

I've seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

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.

I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.

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

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

Lines are very difficult to learn.