Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he would love to move into directing some day.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbatch has sees his star rocket over the last couple of years with TV series Sherlock and Oscar nominated film The Imitation Game.
The British actor is in the running for the Best Actor Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as Alan Turing in the biopic film - this is the first Oscar nomination of his acting career.
Despite all of the current success that Cumberbatch is enjoying, he wants longevity in his career and wants to try as many different things as possible.
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."
The Imitation Game saw Cumberbatch team up with director Morten Tyldum for the first time, and the film has gone on to be nominated for eight Oscars.
As well as Best Actor, Tyldum has picked up Best Director, Keira Knightley is nominated for Best Supporting Actress and The Imitation Game is in the race for Best Picture.
As for Cumberbatch, he has been filming the new series of Sherlock - which will air next year - and he has also completed work on Black Mass and Magik, to which he has lent his voice.
The actor is also set to join the Marvel Universe as he has landed the role of Dr Stephen Strange for the Doctor Strange standalone film. He will also lend his voice to Jungle Book: Origins as Shere Khan.
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