I'm not terribly well read. My wife forces books into my hands and insists I read them, which I'm grateful to her for. She made me read 'War and Peace.' The whole thing. It was amazing, but I had to hide it. You can't walk round reading 'War and Peace' - it's like you're in a comedy sketch and you think you're smart. -Peter Capaldi Amazing
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. -Peter Capaldi Hope
I wake up in the morning, and I go, 'I'm Doctor Who! I'm playing Doctor Who. I'm Doctor Who.' -Peter Capaldi Morning
I don't remember 'Doctor Who' not being part of my life, and it became a part of growing up, along with The Beatles, National Health spectacles, and fog. And it runs deep. It's in my DNA. -Peter Capaldi Health
The difference between movies and TV is that in TV you have to have a trauma every week, but that event may not be the biggest event in the characters' lives. -Peter Capaldi Movies
What I've learnt being an actor is that you've got to be lucky. I got less lucky, and nobody was interested. If a part came up, it would be for the main corpse's friend's brother who was having problems with his marriage. -Peter Capaldi Marriage
A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial. -Peter Capaldi Food
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 Christmas
The thing that runs through the British film industry even today is a lot of unsung movies are financially the bigger ones. Even though they weren't always the greatest of movies, something in them was very potent which people loved. -Peter Capaldi Movies
Being asked to play 'The Doctor' is an amazing privilege. Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started. -Peter Capaldi Amazing
We don't consider the Wizard of Oz or Father Christmas to be too old. They're still magical characters, and the fact they've been around the block only adds to their magic. -Peter Capaldi Christmas
Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football. -Peter Capaldi Teacher
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 Travel
At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Without STG and the Ramshorn Theatre, I would not have found access to the world of drama that I later made my profession. -Peter Capaldi Wisdom
