Nobody in my family is in the show business, and none of my friends were. I went to a very academic school that actually - when I got to the point of….

I couldn't sustain myself if I skimped on food - I work 16-hour days, I need the energy, I can't afford to be stingy on what I eat..

I used to be absolutely addicted to the gym and I do still love it..

I'm not very glamorous..

I swing between procrastination and being really thorough so either way things aren't getting done quickly..

I'm fully aware that 'Doctor Who' will always, always be part of my life, and that's not something I would run away from in the slightest. I wear it ….

I love hotels for their solitude and comfort, but I believe a seedy one can have as much promise as a plush one..

I've had journalists beg me to please say something negative about my estate..

Being short works for me..

David Tennant is a massive fan, and grew up dreaming he would be the Doctor Who one day. So I did feel, when I first got the job, "Right, now I've go….

My own style is one of not much effort..

I'm terrified of bugs and I travel with sprays, lotions, potions; the lot. I have to check the room before I go to sleep and if I come across a bug a….

I appreciate individualism..

I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to be a doctor, and then something else, I was alway….

I went to University after my A levels and did a degree in performing arts. It was only when I got there that I realized there were stage schools out….

I constantly make lists and itineraries and then can't stick to any of them..

I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to be a doctor, and then something else, I was alway….

I'm one of these people that if I have a nice holiday - like I have had in Turkey repeatedly - I go back a lot..

I know it's really square but I'm one of those people who piles on the factor 50 as soon as I'm outside..

I went to a very academic school that actually - when I got to the point of wanting to pursue acting, they just had no idea how to do that, because a….

I don't have an iPod! It's never appealed to me, really..