I was just interested in directing. So I just kept having a go at trying to write little scripts and get things together, and my wife just had a slip of the tongue and said, "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" when she meant to say "Frank Capra's." There it is right there. That's a gag that we could make into something.

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

When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun.

I was just interested in directing. So I just kept having a go at trying to write little scripts and get things together, and my wife just had a slip of the tongue and said, "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" when she meant to say "Frank Capra's." There it is right there. That's a gag that we could make into something.

A little showbiz never hurt anyone.

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

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