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" Apparently, as a kid, I used to eat spiders. Maybe there's some Freudian significance behind that. "
Matt Smith
Some
Eat
Spiders
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" Sometimes when you lose your mobile phone, even though it's frustrating, it's sort of rewarding in many ways because, though we do rely on them a lot, we are not reliant on them. The world continues without. "
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" There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level. "
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Played
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" Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent. "
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Malevolent
Out
" I am terribly clumsy, so there is a plethora of walking into lamp-posts, falling over, dropping things, and ruining sofas. "
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Falling
" I'm not hugely technical with things, but I guess that the thing I use most is my iPhone, on a practical level. "
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Things
Practical
" If I see a spider in the flat, I try to get a cup and a piece of paper and throw it out of the window. I can't kill them because they're good for catching flies. "
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Good
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Try
" Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left. "
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" There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve. "
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Great
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" It seems like there's a real appetite for science fiction in the States. "
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Like
" I quite like the idea of family. That's probably the greatest achievement in the world. I've got a lot to achieve workwise - I'd love to direct - but family would be good. "
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Achievement
World
Love
" If I was making a tea advert, I would want to communicate about tea is that it can console you, it can start your day, there is the warmth and the ritual, and you can share it; you make someone a cup of tea and you offer it to them. "
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Someone
Want
Tea
" I used to love ninja movies. That was my thing. "
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Movies
Love
Ninja
" I was always aware of 'Doctor Who,' but I didn't grow up with it. "
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Aware
Doctor
Grow
" I think there's an interesting contradiction of having a young face and an old soul. There's something funny about it, and it also allows you to reinvent being old. "
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Think
Soul
" Actors, movie stars, rock stars, I can meet them with no worries - but with footballers I go weak at the knees. All of them. "
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I Can
Stars
Weak
" If I could film, we'd film every episode of 'Doctor Who' in New York. I have an affinity with the city. It has some wonderful locations and it is devastatingly vast and huge. Central Park looks amazing on camera. "
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Camera
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Doctor
" I am a fan of a bright sock. They're bold. "
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Am
Bold
Bright
" I've always loved dinosaurs. "
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Loved
Always
Dinosaurs
" I am a terrible sleeper. "
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I Am
Terrible
Sleeper
" I am a fancy dress grump, to be honest. "
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Fancy
Am
Dress
" I just love vampires. "
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Vampires
Love
Just
" Kids should feel afraid of 'Doctor Who.' All the adults I've talked to remember fondly being afraid when they were kids. That's part of the reason they remember it and love it. And if you're afraid in a controlled way, you sort of appreciate fear in some respect. "
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Respect
Doctor
Fear
" I think that, if the world was a bit more like Comic-Con, we'd all be a little happier. "
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Like
Comic-Con
Bit
" It's hard work, 'Doctor Who,' but let's be frank about it, I'm fortunate to be rewarded in the ways that I am. I don't just mean financially, I mean the nature of the part and everything that comes with it. "
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Work
Nature
" I thought 'Skyfall' was a sumptuous film. "
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Sumptuous
Thought
" If you want to give it a good go, you've got to make some sacrifices and be as dedicated as you can be. Particularly with 'Doctor Who.' It's two or three hours of line-learning a night. "
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" At university I had a big coloured scarf and people would often say, 'All right, Doctor Who?' And, I thought, I rather liked that notion. "
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" I asked for a piano in the TARDIS, but it hasn't happened. I'd love to see the Doctor rock up and play, but it'd have to be done in an inventive and silly way. "
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" I think expectations of 'Doctor Who' should always be high, because it's a show that must always progress and get better and better. "
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" I got injured when I was a kid, and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. "
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Me