Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.
Benedict CumberbatchThere's another weight of us being in the public eye, which is this presumption that, because your work and your promotion work is very public, your private life should be, too.
Benedict CumberbatchI think playing any iconic role when you're stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you and you can't process that.
Benedict CumberbatchI was the boy that turned a girlfriend into the most celebrated lesbian on television. I got so much stick for that.
Benedict Cumberbatch