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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I didn't want to be Doctor Who in a 'Doctor Who' that I didn't like.
I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show.
How could you not wanna be in 'Doctor Who' at least once in your career?
It seems so long ago that I played the part of the Doctor.
I think there was a petition online to get me involved in 'Doctor Who.' I'm not a 'Doctor Who' fanatic, but I am a Steven Moffat fanatic.
'Doctor Who' is one of those things that stays with you throughout your career, and I'm very happy with that.
It's one thing getting the job of Doctor Who, which is wonderful. And then the next thing they say to you is, 'We're going to announce it live on television!' And you think, 'That's not exactly what I thought I was signing up for!'
It wasn't until I got involved in 'Doctor Who' that I started doing dramas on television.
There was something very special about 'Doctor Who', and I did miss it a lot.
I hadn't realised what an institution 'Doctor Who' is.