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I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.

Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror.

I was well aware of the fact that once you appeared in Doctor Who as something else, you were ruled out for the part of the Doctor: that was a kind of well known thing in the business.

I used to be a real doctor. Now I just play one on TV.

There was something very special about 'Doctor Who', and I did miss it a lot.

I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show.

It wasn't until I got involved in 'Doctor Who' that I started doing dramas on television.

I found it a little bit stressful, because I wasn't used to working with Doctor Who. I got the impression I'd walked into the end of seven years and it was all a bit tense.

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.

I played a doctor on 'Chicago Hope' 15 years or so ago, and I did go and watch an open heart surgery.