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.

I’m a huge fan of The Sopranos, and suddenly, you find yourself going one-to-one with this guy who you’ve been watching for years, watching every flicker in his eye and every detail on his face.

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

If you actually have to engage with somebody who’s superior to you and actually battle with them, struggle with them, I think it’s more interesting, and funnier for the audience.

‘Doctor Who’ belongs to all of us. Everybody makes ‘Doctor Who.’

There is no greater symbol of the artistic spirit of Scotland than the Mackintosh building. But more than that it is a symbol of where art belongs, rising as it does out of the heart of a great city. A mighty castle on a hill, it is a part of me, and of all Glaswegians.

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

I think acting, oftentimes it’s not about lines, it’s about spaces in between lines and expressions on people’s faces and their relationships. You can tell your own story, or a story that you’re interested in, even if the lines don’t necessarily point you in that direction.

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

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.

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.

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