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转自：http://cumberbatchweb.tumblr.com/post/9764603330/on-the-couch-with-benedict-cumberbatch-lovely
原文：http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/sep/04/benedict-cumberbatch-ford-madox-ford
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Benedict Cumberbatch interview: On the couch with Mr Cumberbatch
As the Sherlock star prepares to play a dapper 70s spook in Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Benedict Cumberbatch tell****a John about the
joys of kitesurfing, being single and punching Tom Hardy – while
presenting the sharpest looks from the coming season
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As the Sherlock star prepares to play a dapper 70s spook in Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Benedict Cumberbatch tell****a John about the
joys of kitesurfing, being single and punching Tom Hardy – while
presenting the sharpest looks from the coming season
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"In the riots I would probably have stuck out like a dandy sore thumb":Benedict Cumberbatch wears suit £1,600, and shirt £275, both by Hardy
Amies (hardyamies.com). Shoes £485, Alexander McQueen (alexander
mcqueen.com). Model wears dress £2,335, Antonio Berardi from Harrods
(harrods.com). Photograph: Dean Chalkley
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Benedict Cumberbatch
is talking Edwardian manners, the brutishness of croquet and a million
other things that segue rapidly into each other while my brain
struggles feebly to keep up. He is making me a cup of Earl Grey, and a
single question – shall we share a teabag? – has triggered this rush of
inspiration, from tea ceremonies to post-colonial theory. It's fair to
say that Cumberbatch is both a thinker and a talker.His features
– the huge almond eyes, the sweeping Cupid's bow, the acute tapering
from cheekbones to chin – can, in repose, hint at something
extra-terrestrial; lit with animation, however, they're charmingly
boyish. He's soon to begin shooting a TV adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's First World War novel Parade's End,
hence the current obsession with Edwardian England – Cumberbatch
prepares meticulously for each new role with a welter of study and likes
to immerse himself in the relevant historical and cultural detail. So
what, I wonder, did he do for his part in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, his latest film? Learn Russian? Write ciphers?
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is talking Edwardian manners, the brutishness of croquet and a million
other things that segue rapidly into each other while my brain
struggles feebly to keep up. He is making me a cup of Earl Grey, and a
single question – shall we share a teabag? – has triggered this rush of
inspiration, from tea ceremonies to post-colonial theory. It's fair to
say that Cumberbatch is both a thinker and a talker.His features
– the huge almond eyes, the sweeping Cupid's bow, the acute tapering
from cheekbones to chin – can, in repose, hint at something
extra-terrestrial; lit with animation, however, they're charmingly
boyish. He's soon to begin shooting a TV adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's First World War novel Parade's End,
hence the current obsession with Edwardian England – Cumberbatch
prepares meticulously for each new role with a welter of study and likes
to immerse himself in the relevant historical and cultural detail. So
what, I wonder, did he do for his part in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, his latest film? Learn Russian? Write ciphers?
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He says he did go on a secret solo mission – to kite surf in Morocco.
"It was the first time I'd gone on holiday on my own," he says, looking,
as he says it, much younger than his 35 years. "I was in Essaouira and
because my character was a spy originally stationed in North Africa, I
walked the streets alone at night imagining what it was like for him –
the oppressive doorways, the dark alleys."
Cumberbatch has recently had his pick of roles: starring alongside Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's sold-out Frankenstein, directed by Steven Spielberg in War Horse and cast by Peter Jackson in The Hobbit.But he has, he admits, always wanted to play a spy – "any actor worth their salt would jump at the chance", he says, "because it's all about mask shifting". His opportunity finally came thanks to Tomas Alfredson, the Swedish director of Let The Right One In, who cast him in his adaptation of John Le Carré's celebrated MI6 thriller – a film that is already being talked about in the industry in hushed, Oscar-worthy tones.
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"It was the first time I'd gone on holiday on my own," he says, looking,
as he says it, much younger than his 35 years. "I was in Essaouira and
because my character was a spy originally stationed in North Africa, I
walked the streets alone at night imagining what it was like for him –
the oppressive doorways, the dark alleys."
Cumberbatch has recently had his pick of roles: starring alongside Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's sold-out Frankenstein, directed by Steven Spielberg in War Horse and cast by Peter Jackson in The Hobbit.But he has, he admits, always wanted to play a spy – "any actor worth their salt would jump at the chance", he says, "because it's all about mask shifting". His opportunity finally came thanks to Tomas Alfredson, the Swedish director of Let The Right One In, who cast him in his adaptation of John Le Carré's celebrated MI6 thriller – a film that is already being talked about in the industry in hushed, Oscar-worthy tones.
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The iconic Cold War spymaster George Smiley is played by Gary Oldman –
trading in his usual fire-eating performance for a cloak of impassivity –
and Cumberbatch is Peter Guillam, his sidekick in all but name, who
puts his own integrity on the line to help him uncover a Russian mole
at the heart of the secret service. As eyecatching as the film's 70s
aesthetic – gunmetal London skies, stolen documents in buff folders –
are the names populating MI6's HQ: Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt and Tom Hardy. "That's a call sheet I'm going to frame and keep for ever," says Cumberbatch.
You imagine this gentlemanly cabal of British actors convening in their
trailers at night to share a bottle of malt and smoke Havanas, and while
the reality wasn't quite as glamorous, Cumberbatch is visibly thrilled
by the memories – reliving them with pitch-perfect impressions of his
co-stars. First there's the terrifyingly laconic Oldman – at their first
meeting a nervous Cumberbatch chattered uncontrollably, while the
older actor silently scanned him through his sunglasses – next, it's his
mate Tom Hardy, who Cumberbatch got to punch, for real, halfway through
the film. "'No, no, blow harder, blow harder, it's cool, I can take
it!'" rattles Cumberbatch, in Hardy's geezer tones. "I said, 'Tom,
mate, it's not cos I don't want to hurt you, I just don't want to break a
sweat…'"
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trading in his usual fire-eating performance for a cloak of impassivity –
and Cumberbatch is Peter Guillam, his sidekick in all but name, who
puts his own integrity on the line to help him uncover a Russian mole
at the heart of the secret service. As eyecatching as the film's 70s
aesthetic – gunmetal London skies, stolen documents in buff folders –
are the names populating MI6's HQ: Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt and Tom Hardy. "That's a call sheet I'm going to frame and keep for ever," says Cumberbatch.
You imagine this gentlemanly cabal of British actors convening in their
trailers at night to share a bottle of malt and smoke Havanas, and while
the reality wasn't quite as glamorous, Cumberbatch is visibly thrilled
by the memories – reliving them with pitch-perfect impressions of his
co-stars. First there's the terrifyingly laconic Oldman – at their first
meeting a nervous Cumberbatch chattered uncontrollably, while the
older actor silently scanned him through his sunglasses – next, it's his
mate Tom Hardy, who Cumberbatch got to punch, for real, halfway through
the film. "'No, no, blow harder, blow harder, it's cool, I can take
it!'" rattles Cumberbatch, in Hardy's geezer tones. "I said, 'Tom,
mate, it's not cos I don't want to hurt you, I just don't want to break a
sweat…'"
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You suspect he also didn't want to wreck his suit: while Hardy gets to
swagger around in a sheepskin jacket, Cumberbatch is buttoned into
sharp three-pieces. "Tom did Starsky and Hutch via The Sweeney and I got the suits," he grins. "**** me, those suits…" If there's plenty of competition for the best acting performance in Tinker, Tailor,
Cumberbatch wins most-dapper-dressed with ease: one dark grey number
with powder-blue tie and matching kerchief practically demands its own
agent. "I'm hoping maybe the film's going to bring that kind of 70s
suit back, you know?" he says, putting on an exaggeratedly hopeful face.
"Like Keira was supposed to do for one-piece swimwear in Atonement…"
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swagger around in a sheepskin jacket, Cumberbatch is buttoned into
sharp three-pieces. "Tom did Starsky and Hutch via The Sweeney and I got the suits," he grins. "**** me, those suits…" If there's plenty of competition for the best acting performance in Tinker, Tailor,
Cumberbatch wins most-dapper-dressed with ease: one dark grey number
with powder-blue tie and matching kerchief practically demands its own
agent. "I'm hoping maybe the film's going to bring that kind of 70s
suit back, you know?" he says, putting on an exaggeratedly hopeful face.
"Like Keira was supposed to do for one-piece swimwear in Atonement…"
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"I’d love to transform my body into a war machine. I want my Daniel Craigmoment": Benedict wears shirt £445, trousers £395, and boots £445, all
Alexander McQueen (alexandermcqueen.com). Model wears dress £6,350,
Julien Macdonald from Selfridges (selfridges.com). Photograph: Dean
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His off-screen persona hasn't always been so stylish: "I've been quite a
late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is
one of life's joys." Martin Freeman, his Sherlock
co-star, can take some of the credit. "There's a man who knows his
threads," nods Cumberbatch, admiringly. "He's a very natty dresser. He
gets stuff made and is always coming in with new pairs of shoes so I've
been watching his clobber…" So much so that his credit card was recently
declined after a birthday spree at Selfridges. "That's when I realised
that I'm changing my habits!"
He looks down at the outfit he's wearing and ticks off recent purchases –
the trousers ("I'm not sure the turn-ups work with these Jack
Purcells," he frets), the Reiss sports jacket. "In the riots I would
probably have stuck out like a dandy sore thumb and been beaten to
shit."
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His off-screen persona hasn't always been so stylish: "I've been quite a
late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is
one of life's joys." Martin Freeman, his Sherlock
co-star, can take some of the credit. "There's a man who knows his
threads," nods Cumberbatch, admiringly. "He's a very natty dresser. He
gets stuff made and is always coming in with new pairs of shoes so I've
been watching his clobber…" So much so that his credit card was recently
declined after a birthday spree at Selfridges. "That's when I realised
that I'm changing my habits!"
He looks down at the outfit he's wearing and ticks off recent purchases –
the trousers ("I'm not sure the turn-ups work with these Jack
Purcells," he frets), the Reiss sports jacket. "In the riots I would
probably have stuck out like a dandy sore thumb and been beaten to
shit."
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Sherlock was shooting night scenes in north London during the
August riots. Fortunately for Cumberbatch, his scenes had already
wrapped, but Mark Gatiss
and Martin Freeman were among those evacuated from the location shoot
when gangs bore down on the set, stealing scaffold poles and smashing
trucks. Cumberbatch admits, with humour and considerable passion, that
the riots were a nasty challenge to his natural liberal principles. "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," he says.
"But those eejits saying they're doing it for socio-political reasons?
**** off, no you're not, you're on a jolly and you're getting away with
it. It makes me want to belt them, make them lame for a bit so they're
dependent on other people's mercy…
"It's very hard for me to talk about it," he continues, "because I came
from an incredibly privileged bubble so the minute I open my mouth I
can sense the comeback of, 'What the **** do you know?' And that's fair.
But my sympathy is with the people who do know what they're talking
about, who have been brought up on estates and live morally decent,
contributing lives and who have seen opportunists destroying all their
work."
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August riots. Fortunately for Cumberbatch, his scenes had already
wrapped, but Mark Gatiss
and Martin Freeman were among those evacuated from the location shoot
when gangs bore down on the set, stealing scaffold poles and smashing
trucks. Cumberbatch admits, with humour and considerable passion, that
the riots were a nasty challenge to his natural liberal principles. "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," he says.
"But those eejits saying they're doing it for socio-political reasons?
**** off, no you're not, you're on a jolly and you're getting away with
it. It makes me want to belt them, make them lame for a bit so they're
dependent on other people's mercy…
"It's very hard for me to talk about it," he continues, "because I came
from an incredibly privileged bubble so the minute I open my mouth I
can sense the comeback of, 'What the **** do you know?' And that's fair.
But my sympathy is with the people who do know what they're talking
about, who have been brought up on estates and live morally decent,
contributing lives and who have seen opportunists destroying all their
work."
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Last year he broke up with his partner of 12 years, actor Olivia Poulet;
he hadn't been single since he was at university. "When I was last
single I wasn't the same person, I was desperately backwards in coming
forwards. But now I quite enjoy it. Naturally, I miss the proximity of a
partnership with someone I know and love – and I still love Olivia to
bits – but being single's fun."
t's not the only respect in which his life has recently changed
considerably. A few months ago, he was offered the opportunity to star
on Broadway, reprising his much-acclaimed role in Thea Sharrock's
production of After The Dance – and he turned it down. "I've
never really made a head-over-heart decision like that before," he says,
"but there's a bit of momentum and I'd like to keep myself available
for films. Because I would like to sit at the big table. I've
been watching James [McAvoy] and Michael Fassbender and Ben Whishaw and I
want a little taste of that…"
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he hadn't been single since he was at university. "When I was last
single I wasn't the same person, I was desperately backwards in coming
forwards. But now I quite enjoy it. Naturally, I miss the proximity of a
partnership with someone I know and love – and I still love Olivia to
bits – but being single's fun."
t's not the only respect in which his life has recently changed
considerably. A few months ago, he was offered the opportunity to star
on Broadway, reprising his much-acclaimed role in Thea Sharrock's
production of After The Dance – and he turned it down. "I've
never really made a head-over-heart decision like that before," he says,
"but there's a bit of momentum and I'd like to keep myself available
for films. Because I would like to sit at the big table. I've
been watching James [McAvoy] and Michael Fassbender and Ben Whishaw and I
want a little taste of that…"
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Having Spielberg and Jackson already on his CV shouldn't hurt his
chances. Cumberbatch is keen to diversify and prove that he can do far
more on screen than the rent-a-toff roles his aristocratic bearing and
Harrow-educated vowels might suggest. And, as his kite-surfing holiday
hints at, he's not afraid of physical adventure. "I'd love to transform
my body into some ridiculous war machine," he says, with a twinkle.
Don't bet against this cerebral character actor reinventing himself as
an action hero, given half the chance. "I want to have my Daniel Craig
moment!" he laughs. "I want to run round a desert shooting guns at
aliens and looking like I barely have to take a breath. I'd love to do
all that shit!"
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is out on 16 September
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chances. Cumberbatch is keen to diversify and prove that he can do far
more on screen than the rent-a-toff roles his aristocratic bearing and
Harrow-educated vowels might suggest. And, as his kite-surfing holiday
hints at, he's not afraid of physical adventure. "I'd love to transform
my body into some ridiculous war machine," he says, with a twinkle.
Don't bet against this cerebral character actor reinventing himself as
an action hero, given half the chance. "I want to have my Daniel Craig
moment!" he laughs. "I want to run round a desert shooting guns at
aliens and looking like I barely have to take a breath. I'd love to do
all that shit!"
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is out on 16 September
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