Natali > Natali's Quotes

“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.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“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.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“I keep myself amused and others confused”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

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

“Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“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.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“You can't imagine fame. You can only ever see it from an outsider and comment on it with the rueful wisdom of a non participant. When it happens to you, it doesn't matter what age or how, it is a very steep learning curve. The imprtanot thing to realize in all of it is that life is short, to protect the ones you love, and not expose yourself to too much abuse or narcissistic reflection gazing and move on. If fame affords me the type of ability to do the kind of work I'm being offered, who am I to complain about the downsides. It's all relative. And this are obviously very high class problems. The way privacy becomes an every shrinking island is inevitable but also manageable and it doesn't necessary have to get that way...”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“I've been very lucky at what's happened in my career to date, but playing something as far from me as possible is an ambition of mine - anything from a mutated baddy in a comic book action thriller, to a detective. If anything, I'd like Gary Oldman's career: he's the perfect example of it. I've love to have a really broad sweep of characters - to be able to do something edgy, surprising and unfashionable.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“What a tragic waste of engagement (selfies). Enjoy the moment. Do something more worthwhile with your time, anything. Stare out the window and think about life.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

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

“The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“There are moments when you can get completely and utterly blocked (by fear). When you start a rehearsal process or say yes to a job, you’re jumping in the air. By the time you’ve landed, you go, 'I’ve got to do this. I’ve actually got to make this work.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in "I have cumberbatched the UK audience" apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It's crazy and fun and very flattering.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

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

“Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always wanted kids.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“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 Cumberbatch

“I want to do it all. I want to climb mountains, go through jungles, fight wars in space, get the girl, shoot the bad-guy full of lead, have all the zippy one liners, bulge muscles out of a singlet, drip sweat and blood on screen, all of that.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“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.”
― 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.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“Lines are very difficult to learn.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

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

“People are being beheaded in countries right now because of their beliefs or sexual orientation. It’s terrifying. It’s medieval. I’d take up arms against someone who was telling me I had to believe in what they believed or they’d kill me.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch