Peter Capaldi Quotes
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I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.
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It's one thing getting the job of Doctor Who, which is wonderful. And then the next thing they say to you is, 'We're going to announce it live on television!' And you think, 'That's not exactly what I thought I was signing up for!'
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I failed the audition to get into drama school.
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I think all actors experience ups and downs.
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I don't want to make a film to make a film.
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I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.
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The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.
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I could never plan to have a career that went this well... you know, there were times when it didn't: when it went into the toilet, or ducked, or was difficult to get moving.
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I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.
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I'm just physically stupid.
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I think the nice thing about 'Doctor Who' is whether people like it or don't like it, somewhere, someone loves you and will always love you - and the more everyone hates you, the more they'll love you.
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I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.
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What you're doing is acting with yourself. Well, I'm my favourite actor, so in a way it's quite straightforward for me.
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If you put me in a real Tardis, I dread to think what would happen to the universe.
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There are only a handful of really good TV programmes, and I'm blessed to be in one of them.
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I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.
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I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long.
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I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really on the cards.
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I'm not saying that all politicians are awful. I don't know any of them well enough to say whether they're awful or not. But almost every day, you find out something about them that's appalling. Maybe we shouldn't be surprised any longer.
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'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'
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I destroyed all my geek stuff because I didn't want to be a geek, and I regret it to this day. Consumed in the geek bonfire of the vanities was a collection of autographs and letters from Peter Cushing, Spike Milligan and Frankie Howerd, the first Doctor Whos, actual astronauts, and many more.