Turning 43 Today: Matt Smith

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  • [on Doctor Who (2005)] There was a backlash when I was cast. I was 26 and I was unknown. And people went “That is not Doctor Who”. I always knew I wanted it to be quite physical and I wanted the comedy to be quite physical and I knew I wanted him to feel very clever but at the same time to not quite understand the human race.
  • At university I had a big coloured scarf and people would often say, ‘All right, Doctor Who (1963)?’ And, I thought, I rather liked that notion.
  • As we get older – perhaps I’m just speaking for myself – we can get too cynical.