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 1 Share Now -
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 2 Share Now -
I wake up in the morning, and I go, 'I'm Doctor Who! I'm playing Doctor Who. I'm Doctor Who.' - Peter Capaldi 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
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 6 Share Now -
A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial. - Peter Capaldi 7 Share Now -
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 8 Share Now -
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 9 Share Now -
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 10 Share Now -
