Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
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Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
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If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life.
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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
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Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.
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The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading profits, not focusing on the long term - are throttling the recovery of British industry.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life.
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Reminded of what a diet really is, I began eating more slowly, being more conscious of when I was full. I started to enjoy my buckwheat bread with goat cheese and pureed butternut-squash soup as a response to real hunger.
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You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.
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My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.
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I keep seeing in the papers that I am good friends with Samantha Cameron. I've never met her in my life.
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I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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I am and will always be a Laker for life.
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Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven't been updated to address dating partner abuse.
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The United States influences government and life everywhere else.
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It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.
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I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.
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I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted.
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I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life's not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.
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My upbringing was so middle-class and repressed. It wasn't until I was placed in Lunghua that I met anyone from any other social strata. When I did, I found them colossally vital.
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The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why.
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I'm someone that speaks with their pads.
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No time is ever wasted if you have a book along as a companion.
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As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.
