Benedict Cumberbatch

I was brought up in a world of privilege. ”

I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot. ”

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. It's soul-destroying. ”

When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn't feel like you're falling: it feels like you're floating, a bit like scuba diving. ”

When you start getting jobs, and see your mates from drama school, you don't really want to talk about it, because you have this innate sense of guilt that it's not fair that others aren't doing exactly what you're doing. I do have that. ”

I love doing impersonations of people. ”

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. ”

I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal. ”

Every job is incredibly different, and I love it because you're picking up skill sets and experiences. It's the university of life. ”

Live a life less ordinary. ”