Not That I Had A Big Arse

Cumberbatch - It Sounds Like A Fart In A Bath, Doesn't It? What A Fluffy Old Name. I Can Never Say It On A Monday Morning. When I Became An Actor, Mum Wasn't Keen On Me Keeping It.

I Think What I Loved In Cinema - And What I Mean By Cinema Is Not Just Films, But Proper, Classical Cinema - Are The Extraordinary Moments That Can Occur On Screen. At The Same Time, I Do Feel That Cinema And Theater Feed Each Other. I Feel Like You Can Do Close-up On Stage And You Can Do Something Very Bold And Highly Characterized - And, Dare I Say, Theatrical - On Camera. I Think The Cameras And The Viewpoints Shift Depending On The Intensity And Integrity Of Your Intention And Focus On That.

My First, Big, Silly Role At School Was As Arthur Crocker-harris In Rattigan's 'the Browning Version,' Where My Job Was To Make School-masters' Wives Weep With Recognition.

I Tell My Wife All My Secrets.

I Struggle To Learn By Rote. I've Had Meltdowns On Set. Which Is Embarrassing And Shameful.