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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The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.
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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 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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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'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'm creative. I can't relax unless I've got some project on the go. I'm somebody from art school, and art school during the punk era, when you just had a go at whatever came along.
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I failed the audition to get into drama school.
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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 suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.
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I think the whole spoiler thing has taken over the media.
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I like the constant rise and fall of the British film industry. But above all, I like the workhorses who kept going no matter what.
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'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'
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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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The only person that I want to love me is my wife.
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I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.
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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 could make the title of my memoirs: 'It's got cinematic disaster written all over it.'
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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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If you put me in a real Tardis, I dread to think what would happen to the universe.
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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.