Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's letter to Eva Hesse

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  • @dianewalker9154
    @dianewalker9154 2 роки тому +356

    He isn’t just reading a letter. He has made Sol writing the letter actually come alive for us.

  • @halez1788
    @halez1788 4 роки тому +1082

    I listen to this probably once a month, whenever I'm having a bad mental health day. It always helps me put my head on straight.

    • @n.b.55
      @n.b.55 3 роки тому +14

      yes same it really helps to put it all into perspective

    • @divyavyas3441
      @divyavyas3441 3 роки тому +6

      Couldn't agree more

    • @MARYANNE269
      @MARYANNE269 2 роки тому +1

      Good shout!!! 👏👏

    • @astrofxastro4794
      @astrofxastro4794 2 роки тому +1

      same👌

    • @fabianamatano2512
      @fabianamatano2512 Рік тому +2

      Same here. Just cried this time. Sometimes my self-doubt devores me. Deeply. This remarkable letter is my only way out to relax and DO IT. Hope, today, you keep yourself listening to this and enjoying your own creativity to work/ study.

  • @sleepisfortheweak8494
    @sleepisfortheweak8494 7 років тому +1221

    This man. This. Man. This wasn't even a sad letter or poem or whatever and I'm crying. The kind of crying you do when you hear a beautiful song, or leave the city and really see the stars for the first time. He's so freaking talented that even doing something like this he makes me cry.

    • @sleepisfortheweak8494
      @sleepisfortheweak8494 4 роки тому +12

      blu bois jesus I completely forgot about this video. 3yrs ago lol wow. I was going through a super intense Sherlock phase back then, but had always liked stuff like this before then. But anyway, I always really liked acting. The idea of trying to actually do it hadn’t occurred to me till recently, but I’ve always loved the technic and emotion you had to access to perform certain things. This was so amazing to me, I think, because I naturally focused on his performance of it rather than the emotion of the words themselves.
      But I’m a really big reader too, all over the board with my genres, so I’ll probably have to actually read the letter to get what you’re saying about the emotion and intimacy of the letter itself. But thanks, actually, for replying to this comment. I’d forgotten all about this; it’s nice to know I still like stuff like this 😊.

    • @mananpatel8168
      @mananpatel8168 3 роки тому +1

      He just said stop worrying hurting crying and ur crying, GREAT!

    • @PAVLlNA
      @PAVLlNA 3 роки тому +4

      @@mananpatel8168 you just don’t really comprehend the tears of admiration

    • @da.ghost-
      @da.ghost- 2 роки тому +6

      He has a way of putting you in the moment. I felt like I was there I went up and down laughed when needed but it’s beautiful. He is great at what he does. I agree with you

    • @1Ma9iN8tive
      @1Ma9iN8tive 2 роки тому +2

      Eva Hesse’s work evokes the same response …

  • @sasasd926
    @sasasd926 8 років тому +2242

    You all have no idea how much I respect this man.

    • @dilashamainali5773
      @dilashamainali5773 7 років тому +28

      we all do sad ...
      he is one of a kind

    • @mapasa3250
      @mapasa3250 6 років тому +1

      Sas AsD same...

    • @helenaaadli6594
      @helenaaadli6594 5 років тому +13

      Sol LeWitt or Cumberbatch?

    • @bicuj9838
      @bicuj9838 4 роки тому +2

      He is incredible isn’t it. I love and respect him so much.👍❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧

    • @charlotasachtova6133
      @charlotasachtova6133 4 роки тому

      Sas AsD ❤️🙏🏻

  • @clairebear7601
    @clairebear7601 8 років тому +933

    its so cool to hear him say "practice being stupid" after hearing him as sherlock holmes telling everyone to start using their brains. i love it. he is absolutely brilliant.

    • @Hindutva189
      @Hindutva189 2 роки тому +1

      Yes But I See Him As Dr Strange 🧡

  • @TheDaytimel
    @TheDaytimel 2 роки тому +108

    You know why this hits hard? Because it seems like Benedict is talking to you and he knows the feeling as well. He knows the struggles. I love this 🥰

  • @addangel
    @addangel 8 років тому +730

    this is the most motivational thing i've heard all year 😳

    • @addangel
      @addangel 4 роки тому +3

      Chloe thanks for reminding me to listen to this again 😁

    • @aiyeuhhh
      @aiyeuhhh 4 роки тому

      @@addangel No problem uwu

    • @MJisthepowerhouseofmusic
      @MJisthepowerhouseofmusic 4 роки тому

      Ikr

    • @GhANeC
      @GhANeC 3 роки тому +4

      Annual listening reminder

    • @addangel
      @addangel 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@GhANeC much appreciated

  • @radamaerltp
    @radamaerltp Рік тому +48

    This letter in this reading should be a mandatory part of every curriculum from high school to university. Brilliant! The hint of a smile at 6.9 is priceless!

  • @melanieday3375
    @melanieday3375 Рік тому +31

    Wow! He deserves an award just for that performance. Benedict is stunning.

  • @itsnotworthit7178
    @itsnotworthit7178 2 роки тому +43

    It's his voice, his movement, his facial expressions, his hand movement, the volume of his voice, his breathing damn even his breathing is the most fascinating and calculated things an actor could ever strive to do
    There is a reason there's no role he can't do, he is one of a kind

  • @JerrySea
    @JerrySea 8 років тому +252

    This one is pure gold. I just can't stop watching this.

  • @sowhat5115
    @sowhat5115 8 років тому +127

    This man has some magic in all of his performances. He manages to amaze me. Just a pure joy to watch and listen to him.

  • @aninaholbek
    @aninaholbek 8 років тому +732

    Didn't know Benedict also did a reading of this letter. I also love Andrew's reading. It's a very powerful message, not just to artists, but basically anyone who doubts in oneself and need a little motivation. I love it :)

    • @ansch3201
      @ansch3201 8 років тому +7

      I totally agree with you! I've got the videos as mp3 on my phone and every time I feel like I need some encouraging words, I listen to them. It helps me sooo much!

    • @aninaholbek
      @aninaholbek 8 років тому +2

      That's a really good idea :)

    • @AtomchenNeumann
      @AtomchenNeumann 8 років тому +9

      Me too. I listen to Andrew's version every time I write any kind of test. But I think I'll always prefer Andrew's.

    • @ansch3201
      @ansch3201 8 років тому +7

      Same. Andrew's version is much more powerful in my opinion :3

    • @AtomchenNeumann
      @AtomchenNeumann 8 років тому

      Yes. It's more about the message of the text, which is not so obvious in this text, it doesn't seem so important.

  • @tamilapp4944
    @tamilapp4944 8 років тому +298

    I am totally convinced this man can do no wrong when it comes to performing. Movies, TV, theater, audio....even reading a letter...he is remarkably talented. Brilliant! Fantastic job on the accent, too. Not to mention he is extremely easy on this girls eyes!!!

  • @DAS1962
    @DAS1962 3 роки тому +11

    All the comments are mostly focusing on Benedict - he's great - but nothing without the words. Thank you Sol.

  • @whatiwasgoingtosay
    @whatiwasgoingtosay 8 років тому +188

    I knew he was good, but I didn't know he could do that. That was brilliant!

  • @andreaamiotti2574
    @andreaamiotti2574 8 років тому +32

    It's four days now and I just can't stop watching it. I guess it's gonna be my hymn from now on.

  • @CrimsonUniverse22
    @CrimsonUniverse22 8 років тому +1969

    And people say he can't do an American accent.

    • @milenaf31
      @milenaf31 8 років тому +97

      AJ Christopher Can you believe it? He can do whatever he wants.

    • @nvthanh1994
      @nvthanh1994 7 років тому +32

      Actually, his voice remind me Walter White.

    • @QUARTERMASTEREMI6
      @QUARTERMASTEREMI6 7 років тому +24

      +AJ Christopher Frankly (to be honest) he has more accents than more people credit him with.

    • @leocheung6364
      @leocheung6364 5 років тому +4

      No,It's good.

    • @thequantumengineeryt
      @thequantumengineeryt 5 років тому +2

      Anthony Domingo given u 400th like bro

  • @oliviasanchez9197
    @oliviasanchez9197 8 років тому +784

    Ben: " grinding grinding away at ur self, stop it AND JUST-
    Me: "JUST DO IT!"
    Ben: " DOOOO!"
    Me: "oh....." XD

  • @mischiefprettybottle
    @mischiefprettybottle 6 років тому +12

    I am so thankful I found this. I come back to it now and then and it always gets me back on track. I also live with a paralyzing agony, this fear of anything less than perfection. Sometimes I need to remember- just. DO.

  • @adoppelnax
    @adoppelnax 8 років тому +339

    I wondered why I finally understand what he's saying until i realized he's doing an american accent. Such an adorable human being.

    • @milenaf31
      @milenaf31 8 років тому

      byAnna same case! lol!

    • @yusun793
      @yusun793 8 років тому

      yeah me too!

    • @martinachan186
      @martinachan186 7 років тому +5

      byAnna haha, same. I'm Italian and I always struggle so much when watching Sherlock. But now I finally understand him!! why is British accent so posh? lmao

    • @valdornas
      @valdornas 7 років тому +1

      me too lol sometimes I find it hard to understand what he says... :(

    • @emiliarobson
      @emiliarobson 7 років тому

      I have a British accent whoop whoop 😂😂

  • @anaballesteros7282
    @anaballesteros7282 Місяць тому +1

    I come back every now and then, and I just love how he vocalizes and brings this letter to life. Thank youuuu Benedict

  • @sarahhalasz2258
    @sarahhalasz2258 8 років тому +17

    I have watched this video so many times this week and I cannot believe how relevant it is in my life right now. As an actor, hearing these words is exactly what I needed. And on top of that this letter is read by Benedict, who is absolutely incredible! Love this so much.

  • @saraeli8626
    @saraeli8626 8 років тому +222

    closing the book at the end is the equivalent to a mic drop

  • @martinechannon
    @martinechannon 7 років тому +13

    This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The text is SO universally true and spot-on. Benedict Cumberbatch is absolutely brilliant. BRAVO

  • @every827
    @every827 3 роки тому +6

    There are so many reasons I love this man
    He's not just a stupendous actor, he is everything nice somebody can dream of and at the same time he's just a man. People like him are precious to this world and I hope they will never be forgotten

  • @snowwflower967
    @snowwflower967 2 роки тому +6

    I want to show this speech to everyone in the world. Everybody should listen this wonderful letter. They especially should witness Benedict Cumberbatch's performance in this.

  • @RedesignYourLifeNow
    @RedesignYourLifeNow 7 років тому +30

    I am doing an overwhelm, stressed out and adrenal fatigue workshop right now and this video is POWERFUL. Many of us do not SHOW UP because of the fear, doubt and worry we carry around. These unprocessed feelings of being UNSAFE keep us from DOING. This is a great video for my class. Thank you.

  • @calkestis5817
    @calkestis5817 6 років тому +5

    I didn’t know I needed this. The massage can be given to any creator who is tormented by their insecurity or self-doubt

  • @manofbeskar
    @manofbeskar 7 років тому +42

    sometimes when i need a pep talk i listen to this and andrew scott's reading because it sounds like sherlock and moriarty/benedict and andrew are motivating me and it's nice

  • @sarkarabhik
    @sarkarabhik 2 роки тому +39

    I feel like I am being reprimanded for over-thinking, self-doubt and lacking confidence. It's quite a brilliant reading. Must come back to it again and again...

    • @simoneritchie9203
      @simoneritchie9203 Рік тому

      Me too.

    • @zofiago6767
      @zofiago6767 Рік тому +1

      It is unwritten rule that we should listen to it at least once a year 😅😂

  • @psychopompm
    @psychopompm 8 років тому +66

    He's truly brilliant. I just love him so much.

  • @jesabel63
    @jesabel63 8 років тому +32

    What an incredible actor and human being! Benedict Cumberbatch does an amazing American accent as well! Bravo!

  • @katherinemcintosh7247
    @katherinemcintosh7247 2 роки тому +8

    My God. This letter is a perfect message for my sister.

  • @vrat1978
    @vrat1978 7 років тому +25

    When you compare Benedict's and Andrew's versions of this letter you can truly see how the same thing can be said in many different ways! Absolutely stunning, my hearts beats for those two beautiful men!

  • @mannatsonisinha
    @mannatsonisinha 4 роки тому +22

    Every time he yelled “DO!!” I jumped a bit 😂😂
    It scared the crap out of me🤣😂

  • @capedcrusader02
    @capedcrusader02 Рік тому +3

    Emotions captured just right! Nothing more nor less. What an extraordinary man he is!

  • @SteveSilverActor
    @SteveSilverActor 2 роки тому +4

    Such a tremendous actor. And his American dialect is flawless.

  • @cactusheadphones2866
    @cactusheadphones2866 7 років тому +7

    I love how both him and Andrew have done this letter. It's really helped me a lot, and it's even better coming from my two favorite actors

  • @ハナ結衣
    @ハナ結衣 5 років тому +17

    that was surely certainly totally definitely absolutely incredibly extremely undoubtedly literally unquestionably AMAZING

  • @japonica30
    @japonica30 7 років тому +11

    So good. Thank you Sol, Eva, Benedict..great messages here.

  • @ansch3201
    @ansch3201 8 років тому +66

    I love it that he and Andrew have read the same letter 😍❤

  • @marapaganetti
    @marapaganetti Рік тому +2

    ICONIC! This letters brings us all (artists and not artists) back to life.

  • @shirleynitka5030
    @shirleynitka5030 3 роки тому +6

    Sherlock, live in action. Who else could read that so quickly & not stumble? That is a flawless, educated man. How could you not love him?

  • @Femmeaesthetic
    @Femmeaesthetic 2 роки тому +6

    I don't find letter live fascinating cause most of the times It's kinda boring to me but this is one of the best performance we had from Letter live, cumberbatch put a lot of passion and work into this, I can tell. I wish we had more like this.

  • @sanfengmiao5367
    @sanfengmiao5367 4 роки тому +6

    Benedict should do more audio recording of books, poems, letters, whatever, would love to just listen to him all day. So comforting

  • @r.a.28
    @r.a.28 6 років тому +42

    This is exactly how Moriarty would've read it.
    Remember, "Honey, you should see me in a crown!"?
    Also, Andrew read this piece just the way Sherlock would've.
    Loved both of them.

  • @betsyhughes2208
    @betsyhughes2208 6 років тому +2

    This is one of my most favorite things, I can watch & listen over & over again & again forever! Just do!!!!!!

  • @Mo.Faried
    @Mo.Faried 3 роки тому +2

    Oh my God. I have never felt the words of anybody like I felt in his performance. I feel sorry that I can give this amazing performance only one like.

  • @katiec701
    @katiec701 2 роки тому +8

    0:46-1:26 legendary. how he says all that without tripping all over his words i will never comprehend😂😂

  • @lisacheeku2681
    @lisacheeku2681 5 років тому +9

    This man....I am a huge huge fan of him. He is great great and the greatest. My respect knows no bounds for this man.

  • @parthivsen9219
    @parthivsen9219 4 роки тому +123

    Give him an Oscar just for that initial rant

  • @sarahhalasz2258
    @sarahhalasz2258 8 років тому +6

    This is incredible. I feel like I just got a pep talk. And his performance skills are just mind blowing!

  • @godelnahaleth
    @godelnahaleth 8 років тому +49

    Ben and Andrew both did an excellent job with this letter, but IMO, Ben freaking KILLED it!! His reading was epic!! :-)

  • @jediknutt620
    @jediknutt620 2 роки тому +3

    He does the best job with these. So talented. I had to look up Sol Lewitt and Eva Hesse. Interesting artists. Sad that she died so young.

  • @devanshincanada
    @devanshincanada 7 років тому +3

    Man this guy's voice😍😍.. I am fond of his so matured voice.

  • @asseld2471
    @asseld2471 2 роки тому +2

    God bless this man! I love Benedict, he is such a unique soul with intelligence, talent, kindness, manners, humbleness.

  • @aprilicenhower3134
    @aprilicenhower3134 4 роки тому +4

    Wonderful! Spectacular! And so, so very true in the physical world. You’re truly brilliant Benedict Cumberbatch.

  • @JamesPSmith1980
    @JamesPSmith1980 Рік тому +1

    One of the greatest motivational speeches/letters in the history of ever.

  • @ann-tanyalehmann5977
    @ann-tanyalehmann5977 5 років тому +30

    I love benedict cumberbatch this actor is perferct.

  • @miloufromsaigon
    @miloufromsaigon 4 роки тому +2

    We need 1000 more videos like this for humanity's advancement.

  • @addie_is_me
    @addie_is_me 5 років тому +1

    How many of these wonderful readings are interrupted by applause? I bet almost none. This many rocks!

  • @heathergittens3223
    @heathergittens3223 4 роки тому +3

    I love Benedict Cumberbatch's speeches. In fact, I love to hear him talk all day any day(LOL). He has that ability to make you believe in what he's saying. After all, he is an actor. IMO, this is my favorite speech. Brilliant and so true.

  • @lonely_fiddler
    @lonely_fiddler 3 роки тому +1

    I wish I was able to find a word that could describe this man. It's unbelievable, just mind blowing.

  • @prufrockj.a8532
    @prufrockj.a8532 8 років тому +233

    That was EPIC, Ben should do more comedy.

    • @luvjoi0817
      @luvjoi0817 8 років тому +14

      I agree! He's a fantastic comedic actor and needs to take more roles as such. He's brilliant in Cabin Pressure and Starter for 10!

    • @nickovaughandewheele6155
      @nickovaughandewheele6155 8 років тому +5

      He was very funny in the radio comedy Cabin Pressure

  • @ellelynn8193
    @ellelynn8193 7 років тому +9

    Perfect! I did go through this over 20 times.

  • @Renedian7
    @Renedian7 3 роки тому +2

    These words are so much relatable in my life. Sometimes we must just blindly follow certain people who relate to our lives.

  • @Mary-tj5py
    @Mary-tj5py 4 роки тому +2

    This letter reaches me on such a profound and personal level. When I saw Letter's Live in NYC at The Town Hall in May 2018. It was truly amazing and actually live changing. (Lawrence Fishburne actually read this at the show I saw. Who doesn't love him? But Benedict Cumberbatch is one of my favorite actors. I fell in love with the show Sherlock.) I was brought into the past and suffered with sadness. I laughed about the letter to the maxi-pad company. I got to see such iconic actors on stage reading letters. I was really blown away. But returning to the letter and how it spoke to the secret place inside me. It tickled my weird humor. It spoke of my depression and anxiety. It told my story of self torture. I listen to it all the time to remind myself that I need to be empty, stupid and unthinking. I need to let go and shut up all the chattering of my insecurities. I am my own uncool. I can write and express my fears and anxieties. I remind myself every day that I am more than how I perceive I am. I am not piss trickling, at least not today! I am more. I can relax and let everything go to hell. I have at my power the ability to do anything. Thank you to Letters Live. I've been wanting to write you a letter!!

  • @jasminezulkarnain9137
    @jasminezulkarnain9137 7 років тому +43

    I have to agree, Andrew's version has that agonizing wrath in it while Ben's got a hint of humor

  • @kicica13212
    @kicica13212 2 роки тому +2

    "you are not responsible for the world" and "after you do something it is done and that's that." are often in my head alongside "just DO"

  • @kajcenkars
    @kajcenkars 5 років тому +6

    Benedict. He's the definition of brilliance.

  • @persephone8960
    @persephone8960 2 роки тому +5

    I have never in my life met such an amazing man that makes my insides gushed and my face blushed with the redness of a child emerging from the depths of years of hiding and yet with just his persona and his mannerisms and the way his voice just so eloquently melts into every single word of this letter and fits me right in as if he wrote this letter for me and in all my existence I finally came across to hear this... god made such a man for me to respect, love and adore and I have absolutely fallen whole heartedly in love into his existence, art and his work. Blessed.

  • @aleeta1277
    @aleeta1277 5 років тому +10

    He is number one brilliant actor alive this day. I love his Sherlock Holmes.

  • @lucianagalvao7296
    @lucianagalvao7296 4 роки тому +3

    Benedict is great!! And this letter wow ... powerful ❤️ loved

  • @vicky0d25
    @vicky0d25 7 років тому +6

    Omg. Wow. He is pure heat. So passionate and talented. Raw talent.

  • @ninamoler1880
    @ninamoler1880 3 роки тому

    I just lucked into this channel--guess I should thank UA-cam. Love the letters and presenters--and the comments!

  • @brookeliang-pe8pd
    @brookeliang-pe8pd Рік тому +1

    Thank u Benedict this video just saved me so many timez

  • @aishanibiswas9272
    @aishanibiswas9272 4 місяці тому

    Trust me, I needed to hear this today! This was much-needed therapy!

  • @004_tanyasingh8
    @004_tanyasingh8 5 років тому +2

    this must be the best u have ever done sir !!
    tremendous respect!!!

  • @clairerobertson1288
    @clairerobertson1288 8 років тому +4

    Wow. I needed to hear this!

  • @DRLDeBoer
    @DRLDeBoer 8 років тому +5

    Sol gave excellent advice. Just DO. Thanks for the brilliant reading!!!

  • @mariewiseman2962
    @mariewiseman2962 8 років тому +5

    love this,benedict is so expressive!!

  • @jaylaward801
    @jaylaward801 7 років тому +9

    This letter escalated very quickly but this proves why he is such a good actor

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv 2 роки тому +2

    I was surprised to find that Sol LeWitt was an artist rather than a writer... that's some powerful stuff.

  • @khoulouddlaili6226
    @khoulouddlaili6226 7 років тому +6

    brilliant ! all the respect for this man

  • @velvetbeauty07
    @velvetbeauty07 8 років тому +337

    Ben with an American accent is so bizarre. oh my god

  • @shawnzain2115
    @shawnzain2115 6 років тому +1

    I love this guys voice and acting, he is one of my favourites

  • @1Ma9iN8tive
    @1Ma9iN8tive 2 роки тому +1

    I completed my diploma in materiality in December 2019. By March 2020 we all were in deep with Covid. Eva became a hero of mine in my study of materiality.
    Thank you for this - Eva Hesse’s work evokes the same response as Cumberbatch’s performance here.

  • @ChrisFilmPresents
    @ChrisFilmPresents 3 роки тому +1

    The moment he started dialing in aggressively was just fantastic!

  • @renee2599
    @renee2599 5 років тому +1

    THIS IS SO BRILLIANT IN EVERY WAY

  • @manipurihunabopa
    @manipurihunabopa Рік тому

    ❤ how you say and read. It makes the difference

  • @MaylinCardenas
    @MaylinCardenas Рік тому +1

    Here reminding myself about being stupid. I adore this reading. Such an amazing performance and love.

  • @АнтонЖеляпов-ъ3ю

    The reason I got subscribed to this channel - this video😊

  • @moonjoke
    @moonjoke 8 років тому +13

    I can't choose between Andrew Scott or Benedict Cumberbatch.
    but I love them

  • @NananaOli
    @NananaOli 8 років тому +4

    Oh. My. God. Just... just that. I have no words.

  • @deejayk5939
    @deejayk5939 Рік тому

    Such good advice, and I love the delivery!

  • @effy1104
    @effy1104 4 роки тому +1

    You have no idea how much this video encouraging me a lot. Thank you so much. I must stop thinking and learn being dumb and Just, do.

  • @andyroach420
    @andyroach420 2 роки тому +1

    I watch this as a get out of my head action. Beautiful and appropriate for these f&#@ed up times are.

  • @mariamaldonado9268
    @mariamaldonado9268 8 років тому +19

    I love this man, his voice is really great.

  • @Fresh_Daisy501
    @Fresh_Daisy501 2 роки тому +1

    "Practice being stupid"... his reading was so spot on. Like the universe giving me the ass- kick i needed.