- Benedict Cumberbatch doesn’t see himself like DiCaprio or Brad Pitt.
- Cumberbatch reflected on his unconventional appeal.
- He confessed that the public’s perception of him has been a mystery.
Benedict Cumberbatch has made it clear that he doesn’t see himself as a “typical movie star” like Leonardo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt.
In a recent interview with Variety about his upcoming film The Thing with Feathers, the 48-year-old actor reflected on his unconventional appeal, which soared after his breakout role in the BBC series Sherlock.
“I’m not Brad, I’m not Leonardo, I’m not a typical movie star. People were scrambling for ‘Why is he at all attractive to us?’” Cumberbatch remarked.
The actor admitted to feeling puzzled by his status as a sex symbol, confessing that the public’s perception of him has always been a mystery. “But for me to guess and try to understand that is so f—— weirdly navel-gazing. I’m not sitting around thinking, ‘Why am I sexy?’ I worry about myself in the mirror as I age, like every other f—– does.”
Despite being featured in multiple PEOPLE magazine Sexiest Man Alive issues, Cumberbatch expressed discomfort with the term “celebrity.” He criticized the label as overly broad and often dismissive. “It’s so derogatory, and just lumps anyone famous together,” he explained. “Am I a ‘celebrated’ person? Well, for what? For selling cheese? For being on a reality show? For doing something outrageous? For being an actor?”
His latest film, The Thing with Feathers, will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25 in Park City, Utah. In the drama, Cumberbatch plays a grieving widower struggling to care for his two young children while battling eerie visions of a monstrous crow haunting their lives.
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