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.
Tom BakerPrecious moments are small elements of time, we show and share love and kindness, with those we care about.
Tom BakerActors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.
Tom Baker