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

I think it's fair to say that, yeah, I'm playing Doctor Strange, I get there.

I'm aware of the power of looks. I've wanted to play roles that have gone to much better-looking people and you just think 'Oh well, that's the pin up guy's an actor like my friend James Mcavoy, who's gorgeous on screen. I'm not that. But at least I don't have to worry about taking precious care of my face because it's my commodity. That's a great freedom. I'm not afraid of being heinous for the sake of a part

Being someone who is of our sensual reality, Stephen Strange has a lifestyle, he has a sexuality, he's materialistic.

There's a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film.

I feel like I'm away for much of my own life.

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.