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Benedict Cumberbatch wants to become a Hollywood director because he's "not interested in being the man of the moment".
Despite being nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in 'The Imitation Game', the 38-year-old actor harbours ambitions to spend his future film career behind the camera rather than in front of one because that would bring him "longevity", but admits he will still be doing plenty of acting first.
Speaking to film critics in Los Angeles, he is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: "I'm not interested in being the man of the moment, I want longevity. I want to direct.
"I have been very fortunate and I am going to try to do as much as I can."
Should Benedict achieve his directing dream in the future then he will no doubt be inspired by his favourite filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who he knows a fair bit about after penning a 30,000-word dissertation on the late, great 'A Clockwork Orange' helmer at university on the subject, 'How within a diverse subject matter his worldview is still very unified'.
When asked who is favourite director is in a 2005 interview, he replied: "Stanley Kubrick, the reason would take 30,000 words - ie my dissertation."
But had Benedict not possessed acting and directing ambitions then he has previously revealed he would've loved to have become a neurosurgeon.
He explained: "It would have been nice to have done something useful, responsible, that required a mind-blowing skill, where something really important hangs in the balance."

Mark Ruffalo says 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' will be more "character-driven" than the 2012 'Avengers' film.
The 47-year-old actor, who stars as Bruce Banner/The Hulk in the Marvel movies, has offered some insight into the eagerly-awaited new film, revealing how his on-screen character has changed.
Ruffalo shared: "I think he's definitely matured a little bit since the last one.
"He's become more acclimated to this thing and to being part of the team. I think he feels more a part of them all. But in this particular take on it, it's a much more character-driven version of The Avengers than the first one. It gets a little deeper into each character."
Ruffalo also spoke about the ongoing struggle in the mind of his on-screen character, telling Empire magazine: "There's a battle going on between these two opposing egos that live inside him.
"He's definitely worried that the day is going to come when the Hulk gets the best of him, and maybe won't release him, maybe won't give him back. The Hulk knows this too. There's a moment in here where he, begrudgingly, decides to go back to Banner. Who knows where these things will go, but as Bruce is able to impress his will on the Hulk, going into The Hulk and being inside the Hulk when he's raging, The Hulk's will is also growing and able to impress upon Bruce.
"That makes for some wild things. We're laying the groundwork for that here. It'll be interesting to see if that ends up being what would be the next Hulk movie."

Diana Hardcastle was surprised by the success of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'.
The British actress thinks the film, which became the UK's fourth highest grossing movie of 2012, "warmed people," but admits she had no idea that it was going to "take off" in the way that it did around the world.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the Royal World Premiere of 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' at the Odeon Leicester Square in London tonight (17.02.15), she said: "You can't ever know that a movie is ever going to quite take off in the way that it is. I think the original was a feel-good movie in a very true sense of the word. I know an awful lot of people who said, 'Oh well, I only went because my wife took me, I didn't really want to see it.' The movie is lovely! I think it warmed people."
Diana, whose husband Tom Wilkinson also appeared in the original movie, is very proud of the sequel and believes fans of the first film will be happy because it continues to explore real life experiences.
She said: "I think it touches on life experiences to do with courage, adventure, love, failure at love. They affect everybody - and that's the key to it."
Other guests at the premiere included Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Donald Pickup, John Madden, Lillete Dubey, Tena Desae and Myleene Klass.

Jorge Garcia has been cast in 'The Ridiculous Six'.
The 41-year-old actor, who's best known for his role in the hit TV show 'Lost', is to feature alongside Luke Wilson, Taylor Lautner, Dan Aykroyd and Nick Nolte in the Netflix Original film, which is being produced by Adam Sandler through his Happy Madison Productions banner.
Other big-name stars set to feature in the Western spoof include Terry Crews, Whitney Cummings and Luke Wilson, as well as Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, and Rob Schneider.
'The Ridiculous Six' is one of four films Adam Sandler has agreed to make exclusively for Netflix.
The 'Happy Gilmore' actor signed a deal last year with the streaming service to both produce and star in the four films which will only be available to view on the website.
He said in a statement: "When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said 'yes' for one reason and one reason only... Netflix rhymes with 'wet chicks'. Let the streaming begin!"
Meanwhile, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said: "People love Adam's films on Netflix and often watch them again and again.
"His appeal spans across viewers of all ages - everybody has a favourite movie, everyone has a favourite line - not just in the US but all over the world."

Colin Firth may return for a sequel to 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'.
The 54-year-old star appeared unlikely to return for the much-anticipated sequel after his on-screen character, Harry, was shot by Valentine - played by Samuel L Jackson - in the first movie, but director Matthew Vaughn suggested he could return for the next movie.
He said: "A lot of people are very upset that Colin might not be in the sequel. But I'm coming up with ideas at the moment.
"If people buy tickets in America, I've got a feeling we'll figure out a way for having Colin back."
Vaughn also previewed other aspects of the sequel, suggesting Eggsy - played by Taron Egerton - will remain a key character in the next movie.
He told USA Today: "The sequel will be, 'This is the modern-day gentleman spy'. Because Harry isn't.
"Harry even says, 'There is a reason why we've developed weak chins'. He said that, meaning, 'Look at us, we need to get new blood into this system', and that's what Eggsy is.
"I joke that we've made the prequel to the Eggsy movie."
'Kingsman: The Secret Service' is out now in cinemas.

Sam Taylor-Johnson reportedly wants to pull out of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' sequels after several clashes with author E.L. James.
The 47-year-old filmmaker recently admitted she had "signed on" for the second and third movies in the erotic film franchise, but it is now being reported she is no longer keen to helm the follow-up projects because she blames the writer - whose real name is Erika Mitchell - for the film's failings, and vice-versa.
A senior film insider told The Sun newspaper: "Sam won't be back for the 'Fifty Shades' sequels. She wants out and Universal knows that's the right decision.
"Her relationship with Erika has become absolutely toxic - they despise each other and blame each other for the problems with the film."
Sam and E.L. - who signed a £3 million deal with Universal and Focus Films giving them the rights to her trio of books, which also gave her creative control of the movies - are said to have clashed numerous times about sex scenes as the author wanted to make the movie racier.
The source added: "All the biggest arguments were about the sex scenes in the film.
"Erika wanted the movie to be loyal to the book and much more explicit.
"But Sam pushed back because she wanted the movie to be more than just a collection of S&M scenes."
Sam has admitted she and E.L would "often clash" while making the film and she recently revealed she was banned from using a jellyfish in a sex scene, while the author also admitted the pair "butted heads".
Despite E.L.'s bust-ups with Sam, the two main stars of the movie, Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson - who play Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele - were said to have been happy with the filmmaker.
The insider added: "Jamie and Dakota are forced to come back, regardless of who the director is.
"They signed watertight contracts that tie them in to two more movies no matter what.
"But they were very close to Sam and will not be happy she's not returning.
"They bought into her vision, rather than Erica's original from the books."
Last night, a spokeswoman for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' said: "Universal has not yet announced anything pertaining to sequels."

Robert Downey Jr is annoyed Chris Evans hasn't called him in six months.
The 49-year-old actor, who stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel movies, has revealed he's "crazy" about Evans - who plays Captain America - but is annoyed that he hasn't been in touch in so long.
Asked what made him want to appear in 'Captain America: Civil War', Downey Jr joked: "I'm crazy about Evans. I really am. I don't know why or how to explain this particular kinship we have. By the way, he hasn't called me in six months.
"Honestly, in order for this whole thing to have worked, I did my part, [Chris] Hemsworth knocked it out of the stadium and then it fell on Cap. That was the riskiest. It was the one that had the highest degree of difficulty in making it translate to a modern audience."
Downey Jr also previewed the role of Tony Stark in the new movie, suggesting his character will take on a darker tone.
Asked whether he'll appear as the bad guy in the film, he told Empire magazine: "I wouldn't put it that way. Ultimately it's [Captain America/Steve Rogers's] story; it doesn't say 'Iron Man 4: Civil War'. I think that's great too.
"I think Chris [Evans] has been hungry to bring even more of an underside and some shadow to that. I remember the comics - on the surface you got the sense that Cap was baseball and apple pie, but underneath there was all this churning stuff of being a man out of time.
"Now we know he's made his peace with that. What's the bigger issue? It can have a little something to do with the past, but it can be about someone becoming more modernised in their own conflict."

Mark Rylance thinks Hollywood has become a "sink or swim" environment.
The 55-year-old actor, who's enjoyed success on the stage and the silver screen, admits the film industry has evolved so that there's less scope for performers to make mistakes.
Speaking at the world premiere of his new movie 'The Gunman' - in which he stars alongside Sean Penn, Idris Elba and Ray Winstone - Rylance disputed the suggestion that experience on the stage is important for movie stars.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I think some very great film actors didn't do any theatre work. I don't think Robert Mitchum ever acted in the theatre. I don't think that Sean's done a lot of theatre, so I don't think that's necessarily true. I think people have a rather elevated opinion of theatre actors.
"If you are a theatre actor, it's obviously a lot cheaper and you can get a lot more experience, doing lots of parts in different things.
"It depends very much on how you approach your work and whether you keep your eyes and ears attuned to your natural behaviour or not. But I think it's undoubtedly true that you can get a lot more experience in theatre, be involved in a lot more things and learn. You can make mistakes without so much pressure, that's nice."
Rylance admitted Hollywood films are more high pressured, because of the vast sums of money involved in the movie industry.
He explained: "The days of Hollywood when they were making 200 or 300 films a year in someone like Mitchum's day, you could get a lot of experience.
"Now it's more pressured and even when you're on set, it's pretty high pressure. You don't have so much time to practice, especially with rehearsals and a long run for a year, you have to sink or swim."

William Fichtner admits the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' appeared on TV screens "after my cartoon-watching days".
The 58-year-old actor stars in the 2014 hit film featuring Megan Fox and Will Arnett, but confesses he's too old to have watched the original animated series that aired in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Asked whether he was a big fan of the animated series, William exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "To be honest, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were way after my cartoon-watching days, but my nieces and nephews are huge fans. They really love it."
William, who's previously appeared in 'The Dark Knight' and the popular TV show 'Prison Break', also revealed the unusual circumstances around which his role in the movie came about.
He shared: "I was just about to get on a plane, actually. My agent called me and said there's a part for me. And I said, 'What is it?' And he said it was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. At that point I had to turn off my phone."
William also said the film's box office success is a consequence of the hard work and skill of everyone involved with the project, and not just the huge popularity of the animated TV series.
He reflected: "I still think it needed to be a good movie in order to be a success. Obviously, there was a big fan base there from the earlier films, but we needed to make a good movie for it to be a success."
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is out to own on Blu-ray and DVD now.