ELEVEN QUOTATIONS ABOUT
THE ELEVEN DOCTORS
With 2011 only a few days away, the time seems right for Doctor Who fans to look back at the first 11 leading actors to have played The Doctor on TV.
The following are some of our favourite quotations about each Doctor ...
"His crusty characterisation sometimes made the premise seem more like Ebenezer Scrooge: Time Cop."
Christopher Bahn on AVClub.com (2010)2. PATRICK TROUGHTON
"A piccolo playing Clive Dunn in baggy trousers and Tucker Jenkins haircut."
TVCream.co.uk 3. JON PERTWEE
"Pertwee's version, exiled to Earth to foil multiple extra-terrestrial incursions into the M25 area, was co-opted by the military establishment, but compensated by dressing like Jimi Hendrix and being as rude as possible to anyone in a uniform."
Matthew Sweet in The Independent (2003)4. TOM BAKER
"Superbly intelligent, witty and fond of jelly babies, this Doctor would stick around longer than any other and inspire thousands of children to beg mothers everywhere to get knitting."
Chris Alpha on TheOodcast.com (2010)
"When the Doctor was in his fifth regeneration, well, honestly, I couldn't take him seriously as a Time Lord ... All I could see in this Doctor was Tristan Farnon - adorable vet. I expected that at any moment he'd do a flea and tic check on K-9."
Carole E. Barrowman in Chicks Dig Time Lords (2010) 6. COLIN BAKER
"Colin Baker's acting talent - and his innate charisma - can easily be seen. He fulfils the main requirement that any actor who plays the Doctor must meet: he's interesting."
David Ryan on DVDVerdict.com (2008) 7. SYLVESTER McCOY
"The Doctor has not been in any danger of being mistaken for Michelangelo's David. Tom Baker nice chap but face like a bag of pork chops and Sylvester McCoy frankly disturbing."
Lucy Mangan in The Guardian (2006)8. PAUL McGANN
"I wish we could see more of how he’d have handled The Doctor, because he has a funky Willy Wonka / Lord Byron vibe going on. And also because life is short and he is hot."
MaryAnn Johanson on FlickFilosopher.com (2010)
"Eccleston brought a real, nearly tangible, sense of madness to the character of the Doctor. He was the ladies' Tom Baker ... with a head injury."
Keith Breese on FilmCritic.com (2005) 10. DAVID TENNANT
"David Tennant brought humanity and humour to the part, as well as a lot of hair product. And the widest, stariest eyes on (and often off, obviously) the planet. "
Sam Wollaston in The Guardian (2009)11. MATT SMITH
"You know you're getting older when the doctor starts looking younger. I've got jars of chutney that have been around longer than the new Doctor Who ... Anyway, I like him. Partly because he looks as if he could have come from the planet Gallifrey."
Jan Etherington in The Daily Telegraph (2009) The above quotations and more can be found in The Quotable Doctor Who Volume One compiled by Colin M Jarman & Catherine A Davies and published by Blue Eyed Books.
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Love your selection of quotes and other fun posts.
ReplyDeleteMy fav quote about #11 Matt Smith by producer Stephen Moffat - 'He's Patrick Moore in the body of an underwear model.'
Makes me smile every time.
Thanks Anon for your quote about Matt Smith. Equally funny is his reply to the Moffat ...
ReplyDelete“The thing is I’ll take Patrick Moore, fine. But I definitely haven’t got an underwear model’s body, no way, not on this schedule. All my gym’s gone out the window. God no, I take that as a gross over-compliment to be honest. And also! When the hell has Steven Moffat seen me in my pants alone?”