Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on 'Doctor Who' when I was young, though I may be misremembering.
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Cities are not static objects to be feared or admired, but are instead a living process that residents are changing all the time.
As actors, we are accustomed to moving around, and it's always great to live and work in a city - you feel like you are truly living a life there.
I just think cities are unnatural, basically. I know there are people who live happily in them, and I have cities that I love, too. But it's a disaster that we have moved so far from nature.
Science-fiction cities in general, I think, are so hard to get right, because it's so easy to just play some cheesy music or do something that takes you right out of it, but 'Blade Runner' got it right, and I love that about the film.
But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
The thing about 'Doctor Who' is it's chased around the world, so there's 50 fans hanging out at every location.
The scene then as now was centered in New York. For the most part, I've kept a bit apart from that attractive and seductive city. I've done it by living in the country within commuting distance.
I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism.
I love new cities, and if I haven't travelled for a month, the need to go somewhere starts to gets under my skin.
I loved experiencing city life in New York.
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