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I don't try to make the guitar sound like the harpsichord or lute. That makes you end up being like a bad copy. David Russell

You Guitar Try Bad Like Make Makes Sound End Up Being Copy

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

Hope Good Good Person Nice Never Generous Person Want

I've always been a geek and slightly awkward... slightly umm... I was never the cool kid at school. David Tennant

School Kid Slightly Geek Never Always Been Cool Awkward

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

You People Tricky Something Remade Remake Feel Well Ready Always Coming Disgruntled Being Loved Fascination Thing

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

Life Me People Wonderful Remember My Life Think Else All My Life Telling Telly Would About Small Taken Idea Obviously Sort Very Matured Just Wanted Grew Wanting Stories Anything Anything Else Granted Ever

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

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

Work Time You Will First Important Reading Purest Know Read Because First Time Understand Audience How Ultimately Going Experiencing Script Then Really Moment Receive

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

Paula Milne was really the first thing that drew me to 'The Politician's Husband.' David Tennant

Me Husband First Politician Drew First Thing The First Thing Paula Really Thing

Twitter! It's like being stalked by committee! David Tennant

Twitter Like Committee Being

The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes. David Tennant

Gritty Films Rarer Indie Lot Than Aspire Fill

I'm as happy doing 'Postman Pat' as I am doing 'Hamlet.' David Tennant

Happy Postman Am Doing Hamlet Pat

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

Memories Doctor Job Kid Fond Fond Memories Feel Like Doctor Who Left Up Done Anybody Anywhere Then Who Growing Growing Up Watching

I don't think I have ever done anything for this age of children before, a pre-school audience. Generally speaking, we don't have vivid memories of that age and what influenced us, yet clearly they are hugely formative years and it's really important that we can create television of a high quality for that audience. David Tennant

Memories Age Quality Important Before Think Television High Vivid High-Quality Generally Clearly Audience Years Pre-School Hugely Done Children Influenced Anything Formative Us Create Really Speaking Ever

I love my shed. It's my space and my mess - and I know where everything is. Debi Gliori

Love Space Everything Know Mess Shed Where

For me, stories were brothers, sisters and friends, filling the long hours between childhood and adolescence, holding up a true mirror in which I might find out who I was rather than a distorted reflection of who I was expected to become. Debi Gliori

Me Reflection Long Mirror Become Holding Distorted Out Find Brothers Adolescence Rather Long Hours True Between Hours Were Up Friends Than Sisters Expected Childhood Stories Which Might Who Filling

I was never cold-blooded enough to look for a gap in the market. I loved stories and wanted to tell stories that should be told. Debi Gliori

Enough Market Tell Never Look Wanted Stories Loved Should Gap

No ideas are harmed in the making of my books, by the way. All I do with my best ideas is run with them, fast as I can, taking notes and occasionally suggesting a left hand turn rather than the right hand one which might have taken us both over a precipice. Debi Gliori

Best Precipice Books Way Run Rather Both Taken Taking Over Ideas Occasionally Making Hand Left Than Which Them Might Notes Turn Us Fast Right Suggesting Right Hand Harmed

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