Benedict Cumberbatch has opened up about how his outlook on life has changed since becoming a father.
THE Doctor Strange the star recently chatted with Variety on Wednesday, January 22 about his experience of fatherhood.
During the conversation, Cumberbatch revealed that since taking on the role of father, his priorities in life have changed.
“As soon as you have kids, that sense of time sinks a lot deeper,” he told the publisher.
The 48-year-old actor went on to say, “My youngest turns 6 tomorrow, and I’m like, ‘I’ll be 60 when he’s 21,’ you know? It’s crazy. Here we go so quickly.”
“So there’s a huge shift in priorities,” the Marvel actor said, adding, “And it makes you value what you’re doing with your life in a very different way.”
“It weighs on me. When you become a parent, your thoughts turn more to mortality,” he added.
It is pertinent to mention that Benedict Cumberbatch shares three sons Christopher, 9, Hal, 7, and Finn, 6, with his wife Sophie Hunter.
In February 2022, Cumberbatch gushed to his wife while giving an acceptance speech for receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“Together we have created an incredible family of three extraordinary little human beings, who, again, I would say a lot about, but you know how I feel about them, and it’s public.”
