If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you?

The moment this brilliant young producer Miss Verity Lambert started telling me about Doctor Who, I was hooked. I remember telling her, This is going to run for five years. And look what's happened!

As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

Lies are like anchovies in a Caesar salad. You may not be able to see them, but your soul knows they are there.

Is your dog in a coma?" Quinn asked when the dog didn't move a muscle."No. Lump leads an active and demanding internal life that requires long periods of rest.

I have no guilt about any of my pleasures.

To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one's body against oneself.

No question is more sublime than why there is a Universe: why there is anything rather than nothing

Science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.

„Everyone wants to believe that there’s something else – something great – waiting for them on the other side. Paradise. Valhalla. Heaven. Their next – hopefully less horrible – life.

I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.

In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.