My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.

If I'd had fame early on, I'd have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.

There's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything.

Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes