Matt Smith (actor)
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English stage and television actor, most famous for his role as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.
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- I quite like the transitions of being an actor, because you get to explore these little pockets of life. So if you’re playing a builder you get to know about building, if you’re playing a scientist or a physician or something you get to know about physics. And similarly with this world I like exploring their culture, that very sort of upper middle class, addictive… that’s part of the reason I love it.
- He's this sort of harborer of good and fun and madness, and he's the cleverest man in the universe — and the silliest man in the universe.
- On the Doctor in Doctor Who Rewind (2011) by BBC America
Quotes about Smith
[edit]- Smith is upbeat, open and chatty, with a goofy smile, dishevelled clothes and a tendency to fidget that makes him seem like a slightly nerdy younger brother all grown up. He has a genuine enthusiasm for everything he talks about, including the people he works with
- Caroline Bishop, in "The Big Interview : Matt Smith" at officiallondontheatre (14 May 2008 )
- The thrill he gets from music is something he wants theatre to be able to transmit. Of his favourite band, Radiohead, he says, with typical exuberance: "That’s it. That’s what I want when I go to the theatre, when I’m in a play, is them, and that experience that I get from them. I admire the musicianship, I admire the soul that goes into it, and the execution and the work, the preparation. Everything is done right, I think, and done with good intention and soul and heart and good spirit. They are a lesson to us all."
- Caroline Bishop, in "The Big Interview : Matt Smith" at officiallondontheatre (14 May 2008 )
- Oh there just aren’t enough good words to say about Matt. He’s amazing, and he’s the most gorgeous person, and I will really treasure being on stage with him, always, because he’s so special.
