A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is important.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in "I have cumber batched the UK audience" apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It's crazy and fun and very flattering.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

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

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realized it is one of life's joys.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I've been very lucky at what's happened in my career to date, but playing something as far from me as possible is an ambition of mine - anything from a mutated badly in a comic book action thriller, to a detective. If anything, I'd like Gary Oldman's career: he's the perfect example of it. I've love to have a really broad sweep of characters - to be able to do something edgy, surprising and unfashionable.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I've realized now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.

— Benedict Cumberbatch