I think that people like the idea that fans are sort of slightly eccentric and strange, but generally I've just found them very creative and warm and cheerful.

I found American actors quite scary because they're brilliant actors and brilliantly funny, and they never stopped once you wound them up... off they went and they just deliver fantastic stuff.

Every viewer who ever turned on Doctor Who has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

My family has to be very patient living with me, if you're playing a part that's not you. You have to get it right.

I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.

I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.