Paul McGann quotes
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“I'm not a sci-fi lover; I wasn't from the start. So perhaps I miss that passion for other worlds, other dimensions, that sort of scope and that magnitude of storytelling; that's not my thing though I meet plenty of people whose thing it definitely is.”
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“I think you can make perfectly good television just from people who are genuinely interested, talking to people who genuinely know - simple as it sounds, it can be riveting.”
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“I never thought I'd be one of those old hams who favours theatre over everything, but I'm getting that way. Telly and film seemed more fun when I was younger; turning left on planes and washing up in nice places. But there are things that you only learn in theatre.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "This much I know: Paul McGann". www.theguardian.com. June 5, 2011.
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“Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.”
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“If you're in the so-called public eye you have to watch your P's and Q's.”
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“I resent almost all of the time I spend in front of the television, but I find 'The Only Way Is Essex' absolutely riveting.”
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“I don't have a television. No. So, I don't watch anything.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "Paul McGann on 'Doctor Who' 50th Anniversary: 'I Know Nothing'". www.digitalspy.com. July 05, 2012.
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“I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "Portrait of the artist: Paul McGann, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2009.
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“Coming from a large family makes you feel protected - you have friends and allies.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "This Much I Know: Paul McGann". www.theguardian.com. June 05, 2011.
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“Careers are what they are, they don't make any sense at all when you look back. We're not in charge of them.”
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“Brighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "This Much I Know: Paul McGann". www.theguardian.com. June 05, 2011.
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“As an actor, you get hired to repeat yourself. It wears you out.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "Portrait of the artist: Paul McGann, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2009.
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“I love humans; always seeing patterns in things that aren’t there.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "Fictional character: The Doctor". "Doctor Who", 1996.
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“The power of telly is surprising. If you're in a six-part series, you're famous while it's on - people point in the street. Two weeks later it all goes back to normal.”
-- Paul McGannSource : "This much I know" by Paul McGann, www.theguardian.com. June 04, 2011.
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