The 50th Anniversary Read-Through
«TO BE AN ARTIST IS TO FAIL — S.B.»
“Samuel Beckett. I wrote that down, literally on my first day here […] I wrote that down ‘cause, frankly, I was staring into an abyss that I though was unclimbable, and the prospect of failure was looming large. When I started this job, it was terrifying. It was: you will fail. You are Young. And Foolish. And look Stupid. You take that into your day and you can take a risk on it, you know?” — Matt Smith in Esquire Magazine (September 2012)
“That’s what interests me about The Doctor because, actually, look at the blood on the man’s hands. 900 years, countless very selfish choices, and he’s literally blown planets up. His own race, you know, that’s all on his hands. Which is why I think he has to make silly jokes and wear a fez. Because if he didn’t, he’d hang himself.” -Matt Smith
"Matt has a massive crush on me. And I keep batting him off, I keep saying ‘Matt please just leave me alone’ because, you know, it gets a bit much sometimes actually." -KG
