The difference between a beautifully made failure and a beautifully made hit is who you've got playing the leads.

There's one thing you don't put in a trap, if you're smart, if you value your continued existance, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never ever put in a trap. And what would that be sir? Me

I like that Helen Mirren has been saying the next doctor should be a woman. I would like to go on record and say that the Queen should be played by a man!

I'd forgotten not all victories are about saving the universe.

The Doctor: 'You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be fine, but you really think they're lying to make you feel better?' Amelia: 'Yeah...' The Doctor: 'Everything's going to be fine.

I think training in comedy, as it were, a history writing comedy, is a powerful tool for anyone.

Fascinatingly confident, rude people are great.