Peter Capaldi quotes

Doctor Who belongs to all of us. Everybody makes Doctor Who. (Peter Capaldi)
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.
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Being asked to play 'The Doctor' is an amazing privilege. Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started.
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I was always admiring people who seemed to conduct themselves with ease in the world. Maybe that's a great gift to give your kids if you can do that. Because they can move through the world without neurosis, this anxiety about everything, which our own parents gave us.
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I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.
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Drawing is the only thing I've found in which I can lose myself completely. I love it. It started as something that relaxed me, but now it's a struggle because I'm pushing myself. The day-to-day sketching is fraught.
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A girl once came to my beery flat in Kensal Green, opened the blinds and cooked me breakfast. I married her.
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I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.
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It's weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat.
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I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.
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When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun. (Peter Capaldi)
A little showbiz never hurt anyone.
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Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.
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The biggest thing I have realized was that you have to choose your collaborators very carefully, and that not everybody can like you. The process of filmmaking is so difficult, there's no point in doing it unless you can do it the way you want.
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I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.
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I love people where, at the end of the day, they'll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.
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Every viewer who ever turned on Doctor Who has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.
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I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.
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I'm sure if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing classic guitar solos on YouTube.
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I'm pretty good for an old geek.
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I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness! (Peter Capaldi)
I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.
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