We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?

Nothing can prepare you for the changes that take place in your life - for the changes, not only in my life, but my family's. Nothing can prepare you for the enormity and the transition that you go through.

The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal.

I am a fancy dress grump, to be honest.

When I started Doctor Who Steven Moffat said, "That's it for the rest of your life." I'll be Doctor to a whole generation when they're 50.

A lot of times, people have forgotten about an album by the time it's released, because it leaked three months earlier. Very strange days we live in.

Directing made me realise what I do as an actor that's extraneous, it focuses your mind on story, story, story.