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" It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be. "

Benedict Cumberbatch

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You

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Person

Other

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

" I've been broody since I was 12, but I can't just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person. "

" 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. "

" People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger. "

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Skin

People

" Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. "

" Live a life less ordinary. "

" I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on. "

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

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

" I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions may be from your understanding of humanity. "

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

" Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don't see beyond that. "

" 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. "

Benedict Cumberbatch

Time

Family

" I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive. "

" I wasn't born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig. "

" I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal. "

" I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem. "

" 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! "

" The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun. "