And the very fact of how you speak somehow influences who you are. The way you move, the way you think, it seeps into your being, and it's quite hard to really break that down entirely. David Tennant More Quotes by David Tennant More Quotes From David Tennant It has to be said that the bad guys are often more interesting than the good guys because you get to indulge part of your nature that hopefully gets subsumed most of the time. But I just like playing interesting characters, and variety's the spice of that, as it is with life, I suppose. David Tennant guy character interesting An accent has to do with the way your mouth works and the sounds that come out of your head, but somehow it informs everything about you. David Tennant mouths sound thinking Twitter! It's like being stalked by committee! David Tennant committees There's a morality... I think there's a moral compass but whether that comes from religion or just from being a good person, and where one starts and the other begins... I'm a good person, I hope. But I'm never as good as I want to be, never as nice as I want to be, never as generous as I want to be. David Tennant nice want thinking I often stop when I'm doing something, in the middle of rehearsals or some other job, and I try to take a minute to think "Okay, this might be as good as it gets, so drink it in, appreciate it now". So far, I've been lucky because another job has always come along to equal the last. David Tennant appreciate jobs thinking We seem to spend a lot of our time in very small spaces spouting a lot of dialogue very quickly. David Tennant our-time dialogue space I'm quite happy to leave it still feeling that way, leave it before it starts feeling like a job. ... I have such fond memories of watching 'Doctor Who' when I was a kid and growing up, that if I've left anybody anywhere with memories as fond, then I feel like I've done my job. David Tennant growing-up jobs memories I always like seeing people transforming themselves, in whatever way that might be, and a different accent is part of that. David Tennant different might people When you're older, you want to be scared because you understand more where the boundaries between fantasy and reality are, and I suppose they are more blurred the younger you are. David Tennant understand you fantasy reality It's always that tricky thing with a remake, especially when it's something that's well loved. You're coming to something that has a built-in fascination, but with that comes people ready to feel disgruntled that it's being remade at all. David Tennant loved feel you people Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are. David Tennant think you experience school I was very small, about 3 or 4 I think, and just wanted to be the people on telly telling these wonderful stories. Obviously the idea grew and matured with me but I can't ever remember wanting to do anything else. I've just sort of taken it for granted all my life that that was what I would do. David Tennant my-life me life people Unlike other enduring characters such as 'Sherlock Holmes' or 'Tarzan,' being the 'Doctor' allows you a certain freedom that is both very demanding and very thrilling. It allows you to make the character using elements of yourself. David Tennant yourself you freedom character When you first read a script is the purest moment. That's when you can understand how an audience will ultimately receive it. The first reading of the script is so important because you're experiencing it all for the first time, and it's then that you really know if it's going to work or not. David Tennant moment you work time I've been quite lucky in that I've managed to tick off a few of my dream roles, really. Beyond that, you wait for the next script to come in that will have the dream role that you don't know exists yet, I suppose. David Tennant wait know you dream The bad guys probably get the better lines, don't they? And they wear less spandex. That would be quite good. David Tennant wear better bad good I'd love to work with Aaron Sorkin on something. Just the way he writes, he has no fear in writing people that are fiercely intelligent, and I love that. David Tennant fear work love people I love a bit of political drama; 'The West Wing' is probably my favourite television series of all time. David Tennant political time love television Paula Milne was really the first thing that drew me to 'The Politician's Husband.' David Tennant first me politician husband The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes. David Tennant indie fill than aspire
