Benedict CumberbatchI had the privilege of being able to choose, or at least have the opportunity to work at, being anything but an actor.
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Just because you have the chance to choose a career doesn’t mean that you can’t fail. You can always be a failure. Actors are a very fortunate group of people who have the opportunity to be anything they want to be, but being an actor isn’t necessarily something people choose for themselves.
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