Chris Addison is a stand-up comic, but his ability to act is extraordinary, to be so natural, I've taken 25 years just getting to that level.

There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.

A little showbiz never hurt anyone.

I think acting, oftentimes it's not about lines, it's about spaces in between lines and expressions on people's faces and their relationships. You can tell your own story, or a story that you're interested in, even if the lines don't necessarily point you in that direction.

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.

'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'

I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.