It never occurred to me that I’d be typecast, although I was. And I never thought of the role as a commercial product, because I was… well, I was playing this slightly messianic alien. He isn’t violent, he doesn’t get his leg over the girl, he doesn’t steal, and he’s rather wry, and adorable, and mysterious. He’s lived for 900 years or something. He lives the life of the old patriarchs of the Old Testament. That’s not commercial. He’s special.

Strive to have sunshine in our hearts each day. It will greatly improve our outlook.

"Eureka" is Greek for "This bath is too hot."

I think people can believe in anything.

A great tribute, is expressing the great love for a Grandmother we share with our children.

Being Doctor Who, I used to look at the clock and know at half past four we were going to stop rehearsing - and that was a sad moment for me because I wanted to stay in this beautiful, unreal world.

Lis Sladen was very important to me, you know. When I joined the little world of 'Doctor Who', Lis was already a star.