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Peter Capaldi quotes: I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.

I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I find the closer you get to people, the harder it is to satirise them.

I find the closer you get to people, the harder it is to satirise them.

Peter Capaldi quotes: 'Atlantic City' is very good.

'Atlantic City' is very good.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Nothing compares to being in a room full of politicians screaming abuse at each other all night. It's hilarious but also a bit terrifying.

Nothing compares to being in a room full of politicians screaming abuse at each other all night. It's hilarious but also a bit terrifying.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I'm just physically stupid.

I'm just physically stupid.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I hate the Internet. It's full of rubbish. I'm on it all the time, watching terrible, useless things and ossifying my brain.

I hate the Internet. It's full of rubbish. I'm on it all the time, watching terrible, useless things and ossifying my brain.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.

I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.

Peter Capaldi quotes: The biggest problem of all is that it's very difficult to tell my daughter, 'Swearing is not clever or funny,' because I earn a living by swearing.

The biggest problem of all is that it's very difficult to tell my daughter, 'Swearing is not clever or funny,' because I earn a living by swearing.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I don't mind being stereotyped as angry - it's good to have a job.

I don't mind being stereotyped as angry - it's good to have a job.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.

I think it's always exciting when 'Doctor Who' touches its past.

Peter Capaldi quotes: My family know not to get me any tech for Christmas. I can never get it to work, and it all becomes very tearful and pressurised.

My family know not to get me any tech for Christmas. I can never get it to work, and it all becomes very tearful and pressurised.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness!

I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness!

Peter Capaldi quotes: STG and the Ramshorn Theatre are a vital part of Glasgow's rich cultural history. To abandon them now is to abandon not only our past, but our future.

STG and the Ramshorn Theatre are a vital part of Glasgow's rich cultural history. To abandon them now is to abandon not only our past, but our future.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I don't like parties. There was never a party I was at where I didn't wish I was somewhere else.

I don't like parties. There was never a party I was at where I didn't wish I was somewhere else.

Peter Capaldi quotes: When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun.

When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I could make the title of my memoirs: 'It's got cinematic disaster written all over it.'

I could make the title of my memoirs: 'It's got cinematic disaster written all over it.'

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.

I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.

Peter Capaldi quotes: You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.

You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.

I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.

Peter Capaldi quotes: You can't, as an actor, conduct yourself by making constant references to other people.

You can't, as an actor, conduct yourself by making constant references to other people.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I've only lost my temper three times in my whole life.

I've only lost my temper three times in my whole life.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I don't want to make a film to make a film.

I don't want to make a film to make a film.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think it's not misplaced in 'Doctor Who' to have someone who is little bit edgy and maybe a little volatile and dangerous.

I think it's not misplaced in 'Doctor Who' to have someone who is little bit edgy and maybe a little volatile and dangerous.

Peter Capaldi quotes: My parents didn't take me to the theatre to see Chekhov when I was growing up - we went to see 'Francie and Josie' once every five years.

My parents didn't take me to the theatre to see Chekhov when I was growing up - we went to see 'Francie and Josie' once every five years.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Comic-Con is so legendary, so a great thrill to be invited along.

Comic-Con is so legendary, so a great thrill to be invited along.

Peter Capaldi quotes: If you put me in a real Tardis, I dread to think what would happen to the universe.

If you put me in a real Tardis, I dread to think what would happen to the universe.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I always thought it was funny that my grandparents had bought a ticket to New York and ended up in Glasgow.

I always thought it was funny that my grandparents had bought a ticket to New York and ended up in Glasgow.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I failed the audition to get into drama school.

I failed the audition to get into drama school.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I turn down invitations to events where I know there will be politicians.

I turn down invitations to events where I know there will be politicians.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Nowadays, kids ... young actors ... they go straight to L.A. before they've even done anything.

Nowadays, kids ... young actors ... they go straight to L.A. before they've even done anything.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think the truth is always interesting, but with politicians, you don't get to see much of that.

I think the truth is always interesting, but with politicians, you don't get to see much of that.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.

Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.

Peter Capaldi quotes: What you're doing is acting with yourself. Well, I'm my favourite actor, so in a way it's quite straightforward for me.

What you're doing is acting with yourself. Well, I'm my favourite actor, so in a way it's quite straightforward for me.

Peter Capaldi quotes: The Americans just have a great sort of wit about them.

The Americans just have a great sort of wit about them.

Peter Capaldi quotes: My adolescence was a kind of motorway pile-up. I wish I had known that one day the geek would inherit the Earth.

My adolescence was a kind of motorway pile-up. I wish I had known that one day the geek would inherit the Earth.

Peter Capaldi quotes: There are only a handful of really good TV programmes, and I'm blessed to be in one of them.

There are only a handful of really good TV programmes, and I'm blessed to be in one of them.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I don't have any expectations of anything.

I don't have any expectations of anything.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I lived through a golden period where society felt that it was good to help people who didn't have a great deal of money fulfil their potential.

I lived through a golden period where society felt that it was good to help people who didn't have a great deal of money fulfil their potential.

Peter Capaldi quotes: If you travel in time and space, most of the people you know and love will eventually be gone. But you'll also be able to go and find them again.

If you travel in time and space, most of the people you know and love will eventually be gone. But you'll also be able to go and find them again.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Why can't jazz musicians just leave a melody alone?

Why can't jazz musicians just leave a melody alone?

Peter Capaldi quotes: The best advice is to get on with it. I'm very prone to falling into depressions - not clinical, just 'can't be bothered.' It's such a waste of time.

The best advice is to get on with it. I'm very prone to falling into depressions - not clinical, just 'can't be bothered.' It's such a waste of time.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think all actors experience ups and downs.

I think all actors experience ups and downs.

Peter Capaldi quotes: 'Doctor Who' has a certain amount of showbiz attached to it.

'Doctor Who' has a certain amount of showbiz attached to it.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Of course I've had my moments of wanting to go back to Scotland, and I almost did a couple of times, but other things just came up.

Of course I've had my moments of wanting to go back to Scotland, and I almost did a couple of times, but other things just came up.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I love people where, at the end of the day, they'll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.

I love people where, at the end of the day, they'll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Chris Addison is a stand-up comic, but his ability to act is extraordinary, to be so natural, I've taken 25 years just getting to that level.

Chris Addison is a stand-up comic, but his ability to act is extraordinary, to be so natural, I've taken 25 years just getting to that level.

Peter Capaldi quotes: One year was so bad for me and my wife that we were going to have to sell our house until Elaine decided to change career and earn some money.

One year was so bad for me and my wife that we were going to have to sell our house until Elaine decided to change career and earn some money.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Recently, I dreamed that I returned home to find my wife had married Ray Winstone. They were kind and let me stay, but the whole thing was awkward.

Recently, I dreamed that I returned home to find my wife had married Ray Winstone. They were kind and let me stay, but the whole thing was awkward.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Everywhere I go, I am The Doctor, and everyone smiles at me - they are pleased to see Doctor Who, who's far more exciting than I am.

Everywhere I go, I am The Doctor, and everyone smiles at me - they are pleased to see Doctor Who, who's far more exciting than I am.

Peter Capaldi quotes: The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.

The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I wake up in the morning, and I go, 'I'm Doctor Who! I'm playing Doctor Who. I'm Doctor Who.'

I wake up in the morning, and I go, 'I'm Doctor Who! I'm playing Doctor Who. I'm Doctor Who.'

Peter Capaldi quotes: 'Strictly Sinatra' became a compromise between me and the producers, and neither of us liked the results much.

'Strictly Sinatra' became a compromise between me and the producers, and neither of us liked the results much.

Peter Capaldi quotes: It's weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat.

It's weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Generally I draw every day just to keep my hand in. I draw while I'm sitting on the Tube or in restaurants. Just doodling things and people I see.

Generally I draw every day just to keep my hand in. I draw while I'm sitting on the Tube or in restaurants. Just doodling things and people I see.

Peter Capaldi quotes: 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!'

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!'

Peter Capaldi quotes: A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial.

A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I know what 'Doctor Who' fans are like because I am a 'Doctor Who' fan myself. They're good people.

I know what 'Doctor Who' fans are like because I am a 'Doctor Who' fan myself. They're good people.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I don't go to pubs.

I don't go to pubs.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long.

I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long.

Peter Capaldi quotes: 'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'

'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'

Peter Capaldi quotes: I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.

I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.

Peter Capaldi quotes: If I had gone to drama school, I wouldn't be sitting here now because it would have blanded me out; it would have just turned me into another actor.

If I had gone to drama school, I wouldn't be sitting here now because it would have blanded me out; it would have just turned me into another actor.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.

I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.

Peter Capaldi quotes: The only person that I want to love me is my wife.

The only person that I want to love me is my wife.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.

I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.

Peter Capaldi quotes: A girl once came to my beery flat in Kensal Green, opened the blinds and cooked me breakfast. I married her.

A girl once came to my beery flat in Kensal Green, opened the blinds and cooked me breakfast. I married her.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

Peter Capaldi quotes: We had our British background of traditional theatre behind us.

We had our British background of traditional theatre behind us.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I spent four months once doing a play on Broadway.

I spent four months once doing a play on Broadway.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Shouting at people keeps you alive, healthy, young, fresh.

Shouting at people keeps you alive, healthy, young, fresh.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Every viewer who ever turned on 'Doctor Who' has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

Every viewer who ever turned on 'Doctor Who' has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I've had very bleak experiences in hospitals, but they were also sometimes very funny.

I've had very bleak experiences in hospitals, but they were also sometimes very funny.

The higher your profile, the more people want you.

Peter Capaldi quotes: If I was to meet my eight-year-old self, I would say, 'Don't listen to what they say about you. Wear your anorak with pride!'

If I was to meet my eight-year-old self, I would say, 'Don't listen to what they say about you. Wear your anorak with pride!'

Peter Capaldi quotes: The older I get, the more I think lightness of touch is an incredibly difficult thing to do.

The older I get, the more I think lightness of touch is an incredibly difficult thing to do.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Once you reach a certain age, you find yourself visiting hospitals a lot.

Once you reach a certain age, you find yourself visiting hospitals a lot.

If people enjoy my profile from the privacy of their own home, that's entirely up to you.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I didn't want to be Doctor Who in a 'Doctor Who' that I didn't like.

I didn't want to be Doctor Who in a 'Doctor Who' that I didn't like.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Keep going and don't give up. You're doing wonderfully. You'll know how to fly this thing eventually.

Keep going and don't give up. You're doing wonderfully. You'll know how to fly this thing eventually.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I'm sure if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing classic guitar solos on YouTube.

I'm sure if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing classic guitar solos on YouTube.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I'm pretty good for an old geek.

I'm pretty good for an old geek.

Peter Capaldi quotes: There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.

There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.

Peter Capaldi quotes: For all I know, my grandfather was a bank robber in Kilsyth.

For all I know, my grandfather was a bank robber in Kilsyth.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I think the whole spoiler thing has taken over the media.

I think the whole spoiler thing has taken over the media.

Peter Capaldi quotes: A little showbiz never hurt anyone.

A little showbiz never hurt anyone.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

Peter Capaldi quotes: Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I have a fairly normal domestic life.

I have a fairly normal domestic life.

Peter Capaldi quotes: I like the constant rise and fall of the British film industry. But above all, I like the workhorses who kept going no matter what.

I like the constant rise and fall of the British film industry. But above all, I like the workhorses who kept going no matter what.

Peter Capaldi quotes: My family has to be very patient living with me, if you're playing a part that's not you. You have to get it right.

My family has to be very patient living with me, if you're playing a part that's not you. You have to get it right.