"Doctor Who gave me a chance to indulge my passion for dressing up and being able to have some sly fun as well as a bit of clowning." "If I had not been an actor I would quite like to have been a teacher. Children keep one young." "I have been asked what impact the part of the Doctor had on my career and I can honestly say none. For, luckily, I got out in time before I was too typecast." "I've done a lot of swashbuckling in my time - ever since Joy Harington gave me my first real television chance in Kidnapped." "I'm ready to play anything."