The Older I Get, The

Lis Sladen Was Very Important To Me, You Know. When I Joined The Little World Of 'doctor Who', Lis Was Already A Star.

The Success Of A Close Friend Is Often Wounding, Especially If He Has Been Poor For So Long.

I Was Cutting And Threading Pipe In The Tunnels To Get Water Into The Shower Rooms For Athletics. I Was Repairing Old Metal Windows, Fixing Cement Walls Where Rain Was Coming Through, And Drying Out The Maple Gym Floors In Hopes Of Removing The Warping.

The Old Testament Is My Favourite Science Fantasy Reading.

It Never Occurred To Me That I’d Be Typecast, Although I Was. And I Never Thought Of The Role As A Commercial Product, Because I Was… Well, I Was Playing This Slightly Messianic Alien. He Isn’t Violent, He Doesn’t Get His Leg Over The Girl, He Doesn’t Steal, And He’s Rather Wry, And Adorable, And Mysterious. He’s Lived For 900 Years Or Something. He Lives The Life Of The Old Patriarchs Of The Old Testament. That’s Not Commercial. He’s Special.