Only when Stephen Strange has his accident and everything that he's ever had in his life falls apart that he becomes pretty monstrous. It's the self-loathing rage of a wounded animal and he doesn't have a coping mechanism at all. It ties in with the discipline and the magic of this world.

Sherlock being the most prevalent, and they've been really good fun.

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.

I just want to bring people in a little bit to the idea of sitting down on a Sunday three consecutive weeks and having that water cooler moment that really was a sort of a national sensation in the U.K., 'cause it's kind of fun.

If I'd had fame early on, I'd have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.

I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years.

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