Benedict Cumberbatch says that having a weird face has been a blessing in his career.
Well, he does have a very weird face.
The 37-year-old star of Sherlock admits that he looks like a ‘vaguely attractive otter,’ but that it hasn’t been a hindrance as he starts to appear on those God-awful Hollywood hottie lists.
Now that JOE’s jealous, you understand?
“[There is a] blessing of having a weird face, somewhere between an otter and something people find vaguely attractive,” he insisted.
“Or just an otter which is vaguely attractive.
“In all seriousness, I grew up with this face and it’s been in the industry for 10 years and now it’s getting on these `Hottie’ lists,” he said.
“It doesn’t make any sense because I was nowhere near the thousandth hottest face when I started out. So, I know a lot of it’s projection, which is flattering about the work.”
Cumberbatch added: “When I started out I said, ‘I know I’m not a typical beauty’, so basically I’ve got a long neck and a long face.
“That’s usually some kind of inbreeding weirdness. So, I’ll run with that. I’ll wear some high collars and get on a horse or two. I’m fine with that, but not all the time.
“Sometimes I’ll just get a collar in a 21st century drama and I’ll turn it up, as you probably noticed in Sherlock.”
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