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What
interested you about the character?
"Nothing
particularly, at first. I
did it because I was out of
work and it was relief to play
a major part. Because I
had not watched a great deal
of Doctor Who, I had no notion
of what it would entail. With
the help of talented writers
and crew, I just responded to
what I was given and it all
came together".
Why did you
leave?
"I believed
that , after seven years, I
knew every camera angle, every
corridor possibility, everything
that could be done with the
Doctor. I have no regrets about
playing the part. It lives on
and, through it, so do I. To
be adored for doing something
you adore, well, what more could
someone want?".
Do you regret
leaving?
"It was
the most wonderful part I ever
had and I was a madman to give
it up. I got proprietorial and
became demanding and insecure.
I never meant to be difficult,
but I began to live in the world
of the Doctor and thought no
one understood me and I'd had
enough. But of course
I hadn't. I could have gone
on forever. I've never really
recovered". |
