I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre.

I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country.

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world.

I loved playing [the Doctor], and taking part in the basic essence and message of the series which is, it's a short life, seize it, and live it as fully as you can. Care for others. Be respectful of all other life forms, regardless of colour or creed. To be part of that was fantastic.