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I think if you live in London, it's such a cosmopolitan city; nobody even notices different-race relationships. I assumed it would be even more liberal in the States, and it's totally the opposite.
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In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.
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I've never been a size zero, let me say that here and now. I've never been that sort of person.
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'Doctor Who' is really challenging and fulfilling on so many levels.
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Interviews usually upset me in one way or another.
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In England, there just isn't that fascism of beauty and physicality or whatever. You don't have to look like a gym bunny, all buffed up and a size two. You're not judged the way you are in the States.
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Children's programming in America, I think it's pretty shoddy in terms of lack of diversity. It's pretty much cartoons and Disney sort of shows. I don't find any of that stimulating for children.
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I think a lot of actors need validation. If you see truly amazing actors perform, they expose themselves to such an incredible degree. You can really see their pain.
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If anyone out there wants me to play a Pre-Raphaelite character, I'd do it in a flash. That's what is so curious about my playing a modern doctor. It's not the sort of part I saw for myself when I began acting.
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Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times.
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Even when I was at school, I wanted to be liked by everyone, even the bullies. I didn't like them, but I needed to know that they liked me.
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I will always wear what I want and have some fun doing it. I'm not afraid to take risks with my appearance. I'm not so vain.
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I enjoyed my schooldays, but I thought, 'I've got to get through it, and then my life can start.'
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The cast of 'ER' is very close, and everyone has treated me so well.