The discipline of live theater - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me

Benedict Cumberbatch is not only the best name in show business, it's also the response you get when you ask John Travolta to pronounce Ben Affleck.

I sort of pride myself in my dissatisfaction with my work. I've always been concerned with buying the hype, and having that make your performances suffer.

I'm a big proponent of monogamous relationships regardless of sexuality, and I'm proud of how the nation is steering toward that.

I'm a games and theory kind of guy. I love puzzles, so it was fun dissecting Shakespeare's prose.

The discipline of live theater - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me

I love physical stuff. I love circusy, weird, breathing fire and bucket-listy things.