Scottish - Actor | April 14, 1958 -
The only time I've tried to make plans, the cosmic sledgehammer has intervened and something else has happened. You just have to wait and see what comes your way, so that's what I do.
Peter Capaldi
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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'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 don't like parties. There was never a party I was at where I didn't wish I was somewhere else.
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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 can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.
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Hollywood producers aren't going to say, 'Get me that swearing, grey-haired, headless chicken. We need him for our new 'High School Musical' movie!'
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Scottish men of a certain age have a black response to almost everything as a measure of how sophisticated they are. I have a very long fuse that eventually explodes after building up a nice head of steam, although it's only happened three times - usually at work when someone takes me for granted.
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I've been really terrible in a lot of things because I learned by making mistakes. That makes you a different kind of actor, because you have to figure out for yourself what you do.
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I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.
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'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'
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Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror.
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