Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

The number of people my age, younger now, a whole generation younger, who are fiercely bright, over-educated, under-employed and who are politicised and purposeless really upsets me. Its soul-destroying.

To get a horse to hit a mark without a rider, to get it to stand up, to get it to rear, to get it to pick up a bucket and bring it over is amazing. Its hard work and very rewarding but can be dangerous.

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I dont know anyone on Earth who doesnt, but I do find it funny.

Peoples hands fascinate me. Its tempting to look at a businessmans left hand and see if theres an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe theres a tan line and the skin is pressed down wheres hes worked a ring off his finger.

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

“Ive seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.”