I'm a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.

I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.

Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.

I keep myself amused and others confused

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

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.

Assumptions made by others indicates clearly how much people envy your blessings.

An institution needs more than one person to survive.

Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people flying into space, the more people you have, the better.

Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.

In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.

when you're honest with yourself, often times you betray someone else!

The comforters head never akes.

Whilst my physicians by their love are grown Cosmographers, and I their map, who lie Flat on this bed.

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.