Explore Quotes by Peter Capaldi

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.

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

Personally, I have as little to do with politicians as possible. The ones that I've met I've found very boring. They're extremely egotistical, incredibly self-important. If I can help it, I try to stay as far away from them as possible.

I'm not saying that all politicians are awful. I don't know any of them well enough to say whether they're awful or not. But almost every day, you find out something about them that's appalling. Maybe we shouldn't be surprised any longer.

It seems to me that most things that are being made are designed for young people. There aren't that many depictions of melancholic older people, even though they form a growing proportion of the population.

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!'

I could never plan to have a career that went this well... you know, there were times when it didn't: when it went into the toilet, or ducked, or was difficult to get moving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hollywood image of the movie business is all about ambition and high achievers like James Cameron. But the British film industry is much more about men who wear cravats and work with model trains and hope another series of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' will be commissioned.

The British film industry has always tried to sell itself as something rather sophisticated. It's almost as if it thinks it is by royal command. It has always tried to claim the high ground, not only over Hollywood but over the whole of humanity!

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

When I was at school, you couldn't draw and be into football, too. If you were into art, then you were seen as an absolute pansy, and there was no way you'd be admitted to the guys' world of football.

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

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