Peter Capaldi Quotes
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We don't consider the Wizard of Oz or Father Christmas to be too old. They're still magical characters, and the fact they've been around the block only adds to their magic.
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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 don't want to make a film to make a film.
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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've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him.
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I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.
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One of the very, very exciting things I have found here in L.A. is that no one talks to you about being Scottish. Whereas, if you are in London and you are trying to put films together and be a film-maker, there is a kind of unspoken sense that, if you are Scottish, you have something to overcome or else you cannot really do that project.
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I think it's not misplaced in 'Doctor Who' to have someone who is little bit edgy and maybe a little volatile and dangerous.
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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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If you put me in a real Tardis, I dread to think what would happen to the universe.
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I think all actors experience ups and downs.
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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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I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.
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I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.
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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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I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long.
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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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I failed the audition to get into drama school.
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'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'
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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 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.