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Benedict Cumberbatch is surprised at how “fragile” he continues to be.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old actor has been in the spotlight for over a decade but explained how he chooses to avoid the intense glare of social media because of the insecurities he has.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Sky News, Benedict said: “I am shocked at how fragile I am still.<\/p>\n
“I don’t go anywhere near it (social media) because of that.<\/p>\n
“It’s like walking into a place where people want to marry you or kill you. Those extremes.<\/p>\n
“I think we will get to a stage, a corporate culture that’s now manifested around it when people are obliged to do that in order to sell their lives, and therefore their brand and what they do for a living.”<\/p>\n
Benedict stars in the new black comedy movie The Roses alongside Olivia Colman, who shares the same approach to social media as the Sherlock actor.<\/p>\n
The Oscar-winning actress said: “I’m afraid I am very thin-skinned.<\/p>\n
“I don’t look at any of it. My husband will look at a review and if it’s nice he’ll show me – but if it’s anything mean he knows to just go ‘don’t look – don’t look.’<\/p>\n
“You just have to learn to be thicker-skinned.<\/p>\n
“But actually, I think we need people who are sensitive and kind.”<\/p>\n
Olivia admits that no amount of experience or praise can protect her from criticism and urged aspiring performers to stay well away from social media.<\/p>\n
The 51-year-old star said: “My advice to a young’un – sort of dipping their toe into the world of social media for the first time is absolutely don’t do it.<\/p>\n
“Delete it all. If you want a happy life, don’t have any of it. I’ve never had it.”<\/p>\n
The Roses is a new take on the 1989 movie The War of the Roses – which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in the lead roles – but both Cumberbatch and Colman, who serve as producers on the flick, insist that they weren’t daunted by trying to live up to the original.<\/p>\n
Benedict said: “We wanted to find a project to do together, and we have utter respect for the iconic status of the film and book.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully this will have its own place in the culture – it’s very different, it’s not a remake – it’s a reimagined jumping-on point.”<\/p>\n
Olivia added: “But beyond that, it’s very different.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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