I always have to have breakfast before I leave the house, even if it's 4 A.M. and I'm not hungry..

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 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….

My own style is one of not much effort..

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

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….

Whether people watch Doctor Who or not over here, everybody knows about it. It's a British icon, it's so part of the nation..

Being short works for me..

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

I found a lot of comfort in the fact that 30-odd people have been companions before me. I think that when there are so many people contributing so ma….

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

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

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'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 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 appreciate individualism..

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