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" No, I'm not religious. At all. I'm an atheist. "
Matt Smith
Religious
Atheist
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" I am a fan of a bright sock. They're bold. "
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" Police boxes, tweed blazers and bow ties feel quite English, but I think that is one of his virtues, one of the strengths of 'Doctor Who.' "
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" I used to read Gore Vidal books and think I was cool. "
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" I am a fancy dress grump, to be honest. "
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" Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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'm awful at karaoke, but if I did have to sing, I'd go for my favourite Frank Sinatra song 'I've Got You Under My Skin.' The fact I love Frank is my grandfather's doing: he drummed it into me from a very early age that Frank Sinatra is God. "
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" I think that every artistic venture is a risk, and it has to be that way, so you do as much preparation as you can and make that as thorough as you can possibly make it, until you turn up on set. It's about taking risks, and some might work and some might not, but that's what makes it interesting. "
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" As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical. "
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" I think that, if the world was a bit more like Comic-Con, we'd all be a little happier. "
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" Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent. "
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" 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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" I would be sitting in my flat watching TV, and 'Doctor Who' would be on with my flatmate there. I would have loved to share the fact that I was the new Doctor, but I couldn't. I was going mad. My dad was rather flabbergasted. When I told him, he laughed. He was excited, elated and very proud. "
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" So many more people recognise you and want to take up a moment of your time for a photo or a hello. You try to deal with it with grace and a degree of humour, because what's the alternative? "
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" The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal. "
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" I used to love ninja movies. That was my thing. "
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" 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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" I've always loved dinosaurs. "
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" 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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" Every two weeks on 'Doctor Who,' the set is completely different, the world is different and there are new actors coming in. So, it's constantly surprising, and it's a pressure that you relish, actually. "
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" 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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" I'm not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though. "
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