{"author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch","total_quotes":24,"quotes":[{"text":"[on Martin Freeman playing Bilbo Baggins] It was great. I got to hang out with him, and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don't know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He's going to be amazing, he's going to be fantastic in this film.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["acting","benedict-cumberbatch","bilbo-baggins","film","humor","martin-freeman","movie","the-hobbit"],"id":2202,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"I had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["acting","actor","ambition","choose","opportunity","privilege","work"],"id":17706,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"I've 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.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["climb","death","driving","film","life","living-to-the-fullest","no-regrets","swam"],"id":54782,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"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 baddy 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.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["acting","ambition","career","gary-oldman","surprise"],"id":103490,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"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.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["ambassador","education","kids","prince-of-wales-trust","speaking-out","voice","wrong-road","youth"],"id":143921,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"I've realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["children","couple","parenting","people"],"id":175822,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"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.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["good","woman","smart "],"id":195927,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["thought","earth","know "],"id":213472,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can't sit on a night bus and watch it all happen.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["fear","night-bus","observation","recognize"],"id":218963,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"},{"text":"My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.","author":"Benedict Cumberbatch","tags":["dad","education","mom","money","parents","work"],"id":227306,"author_id":"Benedict+Cumberbatch"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":24,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}