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Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Born: Apr 14, 1958
Doctor Me People School Think You
Related authors: Colin Mochrie David Tennant Ewan McGregor Gerard Butler James McAvoy Kenneth Cranham Sam Heughan Sean Connery
When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun. Peter Capaldi
Smoking First Dreaming London Around Came Hanging Loved Scribbling Fun
My adolescence was a kind of motorway pile-up. I wish I had known that one day the geek would inherit the Earth. Peter Capaldi
Day Wish Earth One Day Kind Would Geek Adolescence Had Known Inherit
Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football. Peter Capaldi
Teacher Me Believe Giant Able Football Call Being Used Play Play Football
I haven't found anything to complain about. But being Scottish, it won't be long. Peter Capaldi
Long Complain About Scottish Being Anything Found
I could never plan to have a career that went this well... you know, there were times when it didn't: when it went into the toilet, or ducked, or was difficult to get moving. Peter Capaldi
You Difficult Could Never Know Well Were Times Get Moving Plan Toilet Career
Of course I've had my moments of wanting to go back to Scotland, and I almost did a couple of times, but other things just came up. Peter Capaldi
Other Back Had Almost Couple Course Came Go Up Scotland Times Did Just Wanting Moments Things
If I was to meet my eight-year-old self, I would say, 'Don't listen to what they say about you. Wear your anorak with pride!' Peter Capaldi
You Pride Meet Say Would Wear About Self Listen Your They Say
I've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him. Peter Capaldi
Character Political Lost Television Presumably Give Count Him Opinions Go Malcolm Been Times Tucker Order Asked Program
I'm not saying that all politicians are awful. I don't know any of them well enough to say whether they're awful or not. But almost every day, you find out something about them that's appalling. Maybe we shouldn't be surprised any longer. Peter Capaldi
Saying Day You Every Day Politicians Every Enough Say Out Find About Something Almost Almost Every Day Longer Know Well Well Enough Surprised Any Maybe Whether Them Appalling Awful
Personally, I have as little to do with politicians as possible. The ones that I've met I've found very boring. They're extremely egotistical, incredibly self-important. If I can help it, I try to stay as far away from them as possible. Peter Capaldi
Try Met Egotistical Politicians Incredibly Extremely Possible Stay Boring Very Little Them Personally Far Far Away Help Found Away
I wake up in the morning, and I go, 'I'm Doctor Who! I'm playing Doctor Who. I'm Doctor Who.' Peter Capaldi
Morning Doctor Wake Up Doctor Who Go Wake Up Who Playing
My family know not to get me any tech for Christmas. I can never get it to work, and it all becomes very tearful and pressurised. Peter Capaldi
Work Christmas Family Me Never Know Becomes Very Get Any Tech
The only person that I want to love me is my wife. Peter Capaldi
Love Me Love Me Wife Only Person Want To Love
It was great being brought up in a Glasgow working-class tenement. It wasn't miserable, and it wasn't poverty stricken. It felt very safe, full of delights. Peter Capaldi
Great Miserable Poverty Stricken Brought Delights Glasgow Safe Felt Up Very Being Full Working-Class
I absolutely hate mowing the lawn. When I hear the mowers starting, I want to kill myself: it's the sound of death approaching. Hoovering's OK, but I never in my life wanted to have a lawn and certainly never wanted to mow one. Peter Capaldi
Life Death Myself Hate Approaching My Life OK Lawn Absolutely Never Sound Hear Want Wanted Mow Certainly Starting
We don't consider the Wizard of Oz or Father Christmas to be too old. They're still magical characters, and the fact they've been around the block only adds to their magic. Peter Capaldi
Christmas Old Father Too Consider Adds Characters Magic Magical Only Fact Around Still Wizard Block Wizard Of Oz Been Oz
For all I know, my grandfather was a bank robber in Kilsyth. Peter Capaldi
Robber Know Bank Grandfather
My parents didn't take me to the theatre to see Chekhov when I was growing up - we went to see 'Francie and Josie' once every five years. Peter Capaldi
Me Theatre Parents Every Once See Take Chekhov Years Up Five Growing Growing Up
I'm creative. I can't relax unless I've got some project on the go. I'm somebody from art school, and art school during the punk era, when you just had a go at whatever came along. Peter Capaldi
Art You Creative School Relax Punk Somebody Whatever Unless Project Some Had Along Got Era Came Go Art School Just
I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine. Peter Capaldi
Good Good Things Try Tomorrow Enjoy Would Would-Be Fine Ended Just Happening Things
Nowadays, kids... young actors... they go straight to L.A. before they've even done anything. Peter Capaldi
Before Young Nowadays Kids Go Done Young Actors Anything Straight Even Actor
Maybe it's because I've been an actor for such a long time, but I think, unless you're a big star, you don't really have much control over anything. I've never been able to make any plans. Peter Capaldi
Time You Long Long Time Big Control Think Unless Able Never Over Make Because Been Any Maybe Big Star Anything Much Really Plans Such A Long Time Star Actor
In Peter Ackroyd's book 'London: The Biography,' he describes the route of the medieval wall that enclosed the original city. Take the book and follow it from the Tower of London via the Barbican to Ludgate Hill. You experience the real history of London. Peter Capaldi
History You Experience Book City Follow London Take He Tower Hill Real Enclosed Wall Via Original Peter Route Biography Medieval
I don't go to pubs. Peter Capaldi
Go Pubs
I was initially rather charmed by David Cameron, but I think he's revealing himself to be a slightly darker and less charismatic figure than he first appeared. There's a brutality about him. Peter Capaldi
First Think Slightly Charismatic Darker About Charmed Rather Brutality David David Cameron He Him Himself Revealing Cameron Than Figure Less Initially Appeared
The biggest problem of all is that it's very difficult to tell my daughter, 'Swearing is not clever or funny,' because I earn a living by swearing. Peter Capaldi
Funny Problem Daughter Clever Living Difficult Earn Tell Because Very Biggest Biggest Problem Swearing
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