Notable Quotes
Below are some comments about the new Doctor Who movie from some of
the production staff and actors. More will be added soon...
"For me, to not have Sylvester regenerate into Paul would have broken that
link that ties this movie to the old show. And it was a wonderful
opportunity for him to say goodbye. Otherwise, he would have been the only
Doctor who had never had a chance to regenerate. I think he was very
pleased that he had a chance to pass the baton. And he was magnificent. It
was great to see him and have him do it." - Philip Segal, Executive Producer
"Daphne has a great gift, and that is the gift of comic timing. It's
because her timing is so good that we actually are playing more scenes and
finding a lot more humor in the script, which helps the story an enormous
amount. It's great fun to go along with something that's fast and, at
times, funny and also, at times, very scary. And Daphne's brought an awful
lot to that." - Geoffrey Sax, Director
"Casting The Doctor is based on sheer personality. All the actors who
played The Doctor in the BBC series were chosen very carefully because of
their personality. They all have that certain extra twinkle, that they're
people who love a sense of adventure. Paul very much has that in him. He
has all the qualities of a hero." - Geoffrey Sax, Director
The Master is "a real melodramatic, over-the-top
evil character. It's like playing the bad guy when you're eight years old
-- you have the biggest gun." - Eric Roberts (The Master)
"The Doctor's an alien from another planet, he can take on any form. The
the writers [of the BBC series] keep transforming him into other actors.
And so on and so forth down to the seventh Doctor, who I am, and now I am
handing over to the eighth Doctor, Paul McGann, in this tradition that
started way back in 1963 ... When I was asked if I'd do the regeneration
scene, I was absolutely delighted to go and do it because I made the
promise. And I was doubly delighted to go and do it because Paul McGann is
taking over, and he's a friend of mine, and I think he will make a
marvelous Doctor. So it is a great privilege and pleasure." - Sylvester McCoy (The Seventh Doctor)
"We were looking for a young lead who was a handsome, rugged, adventurous
type, British -- he had to fill so many niches. And Paul has this wonderful
quality to him that is really indicative of Doctor Who. Paul's got these
wonderful eyes, and he looks like he has this childlike quality within him.
That's the secret -- the eyes tell it all. You have to know that this is a
guy who, in his heart, is an adventurer, but is a child. That's the spirit
of the Doctor, and finding that was very difficult. But Paul has it. He was
my first choice and always my only choice." - Philip Segal (Executive Producer)