It wasn't until I got involved in Doctor Who that I started doing dramas on television.

I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm a little naughty. I have a naughty side and everybody knows that. But I know when to use that and when not to.

If you put a label on yourself, people will pigeonhole you.

Never apologize for being nerdy.

When I was a kid growing up in the States in the late '70s and early '80s, as soon as 'Dallas' came on on a Friday night on CBS at 9 P.M., we stopped everything from that moment on as a family.

For some reason I seem to be a massive hit with middle-aged women. I seriously don't know what it is.

My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland USA, which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid.