I can't see it anywhere on the forum so I put it in this thread. This is whole Q&A with Benedict and others on OFF Plus Festival in Poland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ15wRuiQVs

I just spent the most lovely 30 plus minutes listening to that full Q&A video. I always love listening to Ben talking so passionately about his work. And he really has a wonderful way of expressing his thoughts and it's just such a pleasure listening to him talk. What a humble man! I sincerely think he deserves every word of praise sung to him, especially towards the end of the panel.

Plus, that moment when everyone else simultaneously turned to Ben expecting him to answer the question, totally cracked me up. XD And that part where everyone laughed when the girl finally reluctantly admitted her question was for Ben!

Last edited by Le Bear Polar (May 16, 2014 8:47 am)

That Q&A really is wonderful. Gosh, this man is so passionate about his craft and the people he's working with, he cares so much about everything and everyone... He is the star there, he knows it and everyone else knows it, but he never lets it show, he has so many wonderful things to say about everyone else and it feels so true and genuine.
And once again you can see and hear that he has an opinion, he has important and interesting things to say... I could listen to him all day.

Thanks for posting Marta
I agree with you all - his passion for his craft is wonderful to see, and I hope that with time, this is appreciated more and more.
I think too often his interviews etc., are written up as though he's an eccentric "luvvie", who just rambles on about things, but if people stopped to listen properly to him, he's got some really interesting things to say.
In time I'd love to see him get the kind of respect that George Clooney does, for his work on both sides of the camera

Oh, absolutely, Susi - cannot agree with you enough!

And I really, really hope that the times of questions concerning otters, fanfic and Cumberbitches are behind us now... Of course, a talk show like Graham Norton wants to get some laughs, but I'm sure you can get those laughs without talking about the same stuff over and over and over again.

Yes! Let those be a thing of the past. And all those BuzzFeed articles about otters, his name, etc etc.

Thank you Marta for posting a link to the video. I didn't expect OffPlus Camera to record the whole meeting and put it on the Internet, good for them! The quality is amazing and everyone can hear Benedict's wise words

"Le Bear Polar" wrote:

Plus, that moment when everyone else simultaneously turned to Ben expecting him to answer the question, totally cracked me up.

Me too And the fact that the question was: "Why did you come here?" makes it even funnier 

"Le Bear Polar" wrote:

And that part where everyone laughed when the girl finally reluctantly admitted her question was for Ben!

Rather obvious, wasn't it?

I also loved the "generosity in action" moment 

And I agree with you all. He's really a person you just want to give a mike to and listen. He should give lectures sometimes
 

All of those people, from Graham Norton to the authors of those stupid articles, must be a little bit bored by now...? Maybe someone should tell them that Benedict loves to do different things and is not interested in repeating himself over and over again in order to keep it interesting for himself as well as for the audience. Maye that would give them something to think about...

gently69 wrote:

nakahara wrote:

SusiGo wrote:

Yes, I forgot the name thing. Another thing that drives me crazy. 

My, God, don´t even mention those ghastly mispronouncements of his name!
That´s definitely one thing that I never found funny!
 

Actor or prime minister? Ha ha ha
 

Yes, that joke got really old really quickly.
I don´t understand why such an infantile thing is so persistent with some people.