65 Peter Capaldi Quotes for You to Enjoy

Peter Capaldi

Scottish Actor

Born: Apr 14, 1958

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I hated improvisation because in my early days as an actor, improvisation meant somebody had just come down from Oxford and they were doing a play above a pub in Kentish Town, and the biggest ego would win. Peter Capaldi

Ego Win Somebody Down Would Hated Above Had Days Town Come Because Doing Were Improvisation Just Oxford Biggest Pub Meant Actor Play Early Early Days

Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated. Peter Capaldi

Heroes All-Around Around Real Us

Hollywood producers aren't going to say, 'Get me that swearing, grey-haired, headless chicken. We need him for our new 'High School Musical' movie!' Peter Capaldi

Me School Our Musical Say High High School New Him Chicken Get Going Movie Swearing Hollywood Producers Need

I don't remember 'Doctor Who' not being part of my life, and it became a part of growing up, along with The Beatles, National Health spectacles, and fog. And it runs deep. It's in my DNA. Peter Capaldi

Shouting at people keeps you alive, healthy, young, fresh. Peter Capaldi

You People Healthy Young Alive Fresh Shouting Keeps

The only time I've tried to make plans, the cosmic sledgehammer has intervened and something else has happened. You just have to wait and see what comes your way, so that's what I do. Peter Capaldi

Time You Wait Intervened Else Way Tried See Cosmic Something Something Else Only Only Time Make Just Happened Your Plans

I don't like parties. There was never a party I was at where I didn't wish I was somewhere else. Peter Capaldi

Somewhere Wish Party Else Somewhere Else Never Like Parties Where

Being asked to play 'The Doctor' is an amazing privilege. Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started. Peter Capaldi

Myself Doctor Amazing Wait State Find Delight Like Himself Terror Privilege Get Being Asked Play Utter Started

I've been really terrible in a lot of things because I learned by making mistakes. That makes you a different kind of actor, because you have to figure out for yourself what you do. Peter Capaldi

You Yourself Mistakes Making Mistakes Out Kind Terrible Learned Because Makes Making Been Lot Different Different Kind Really Figure Actor Things

I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground. Peter Capaldi

Doctor Since Doctor Who Who Played Playground

Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror. Peter Capaldi

Doctor Old Mirror Nine Those Though Lifelong Since Doctor Who Him Am Front Fan Scripts Who Even Downloaded Played

At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Without STG and the Ramshorn Theatre, I would not have found access to the world of drama that I later made my profession. Peter Capaldi

Wisdom Me Theatre World Old Made Drama Took Resources Later Would Wing Take Allowing Part Shared Edinburgh Without Access Years Festival Show Profession Even Found

It's weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat. Peter Capaldi

Weathered Industry Still Thankfully Afloat Storm Many Film Film Industry British

What annoys me about it is that your fate is always in somebody else's hands. It's always up to somebody else to decide whether or not they want you in their show and so the majority of actors have to play out a waiting game. The constant fear is that it could all end tomorrow. Peter Capaldi

Me You Game Waiting Fate Fear Tomorrow Somebody Else Out Constant About Could Annoys Majority Always End Up Hands Want Decide Whether Your Show Actor Play

I don't want to find myself at the age of 60 waiting by the telephone for someone else to decide if I am capable of being in what might be a crummy TV production. Peter Capaldi

Myself Age Waiting Else Telephone TV Find Someone Crummy Am Being Want Decide Capable Might Production

I'm pretty good for an old geek. Peter Capaldi

Good Old Geek Pretty Pretty Good

I was always admiring people who seemed to conduct themselves with ease in the world. Maybe that's a great gift to give your kids if you can do that. Because they can move through the world without neurosis, this anxiety about everything, which our own parents gave us. Peter Capaldi

Great You People Anxiety World Gift Parents Own Gave Our Everything Ease Kids Great Gift Admiring About Seemed Give Neurosis Through Because Without Always Conduct Move Maybe Which Themselves Us Your Who

I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn't want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students - they were guys with pipes and cardigans. Peter Capaldi

I don't mind being stereotyped as angry - it's good to have a job. Peter Capaldi

Good Angry Mind Job Being

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