"I'm aware of the power of looks. I've wanted to play roles that have gone to much better-looking people and you just think 'Oh well, that's the pin up guy's an actor like my friend James Mcavoy, who's gorgeous on screen. I'm not that. But at least I don't have to worry about taking precious care of my face because it's my commodity. That's a great freedom. I'm not afraid of being heinous for the sake of a part"

-- Benedict Cumberbatch

#Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes #Worry Quotes

“Risk something or forever sit with your dreams.”
“A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately. It is not his insight that sets the leader apart from the crowd. It is his courage to act and speak up when everyone else is silent....are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.”
“She wanted to crawl into his pocket and be safe forever.”
“Writing is a deeply immersive experience.Â When the words are flying, the house could be burgled and I wouldnâ€™t notice.Â I have a low boredom threshold and I like intensity â€“ writing is a way of escaping the quotidian.”
“I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place.”
“Before I had children, everything about my life was devoted to Saturday Night Live.”
“Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.”
“One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps.”

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