The Doctor Quotes

I think expectations of Doctor Who should always be high, because it's a show that must always progress and get better and better.

I think Jennifer Saunders would be great in 'Doctor Who.'

The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal.

'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies.

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.

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

There's never been a doctor who served many patients who, despite their best efforts, did not lose some of them to death. But they understood that was part of life itself.

I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?" She studied him, her eyes grave. "Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.

I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage - they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.

Don't interfere!" The Doctor silenced her angrily. "I cannot will my own destruction.

The Brigadier had no wish to shake hands with the improbable young man in the ridiculous frock-coat.

This is how most stories end in the hospital. Not with crash carts and sirens and electric shocks to the chest, but with an empty room, a crisp white bed, silence.

In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this?

I'd forgotten not all victories are about saving the universe.

In the Vortex that lies beyond time and space tumbled a police box that was not a police box.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

Healthcare should be between the doctor and the patient. And if the doctor says something needs to be done, the government should guarantee it gets paid for.

I don't subscribe to the 'Doctor Who' magazine and we've only got the normal amount of 'Doctor Who' fridge magnets.

...don't ask me why I know what an Edwardian smoking jacket looks like: let's just say it has something to do with Doctor Who and leave it at that.

How could you not wanna be in Doctor Who at least once in your career?

Doctor Who is pretty dark, I think. Generally its dark; its always been dark.

In the next few years I'd love to play a female version of Doctor Who. I know exactly how I would play her - she would be crafty in a clever kind of way.

I'm afraid the 'Doctor Who' door is probably closed because of me being in 'Torchwood.'

It's funny: when I first started getting vocal about how much I liked 'Doctor Who,' I didn't realize how deep the fan base was.

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.

It was lovely to do The Knock because I haven't done anything really significant since Doctor Who.

This warning from the New York City Department of Health Fraud: Be suspicious of any doctor who tries to take your temperature with his finger.

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

Some of the films that I have really enjoyed include: The Fifth Element, The Crow, Toys, Seven, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Zhivago, Being There, and Trainspotting.

Whether people watch Doctor Who or not over here, everybody knows about it. It's a British icon, it's so part of the nation.

Optimistic lies have such immense therapeutic value that a doctor who cannot tell them convincingly has mistaken his profession.

It's no trifle at her time at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows her constitution.

I think there was a petition online to get me involved in Doctor Who. Im not a Doctor Who fanatic, but I am a Steven Moffat fanatic.

Now I have the voice of a 16-year-old. I'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.

This presents a serious question." They both looked at me. "What's that?" asked Lena. "Whether to start you off with a Doctor Who marathon or dive straight into Firefly.

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

Being in Doctor Who has been so amazing. I don't think I will ever have a job quite so fun ever again. I feel sad because I am going to leave, but with any story, it has to come to an end.

I am delighted to join Doctor Who and to be working with this incredible team. Ms Delphox is a great character and someone I've had a lot of fun playing.

My fantasy is, if I wasnt on Dexter, I would move my family to London and work for the BBC on Doctor Who.

I would wait in line for anything to do with Doctor Who.

A doctor who doesn't say too many foolish things is a patient half-cured.

The Devil, it is true, is not exactly a doctor who has taken degrees, but he is very learned, very expert for all that. He has not been carrying on his business during thousands of years for nothing.

Look around you: there is not a doctor who desires the health of his friends, not a soldier who desires peace for his country.

I've seen [Lalla Ward] episodes of "Doctor Who." They're good, at least partly because the scripts were written by Douglas Adams.

I love a doctor who can respect that somebody else is on your team, and that's God.

loved the show as a child and felt I could not do it justice. [on turning down the role of the new Doctor Who

I dread the day I leave [Doctor Who], because then I'll have to go back to writing bedrooms and offices and pubs. And maybe a field, if I'm lucky.

Doctor Who is like any long-running series in that the cast tend to look to the star to set the general tone. Rehearsals and filming could be a lot of fun.

'Doctor Who' was my first telly job, and before that I did a lot of theatre in education, children's theatre.

You don't want to take over the universe. You wouldn't know what to do with it beyond shout at it.