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!

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?

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

...There is no greater dividing force in this world than self-interest...

It is a mother's duty to teach her daughters about the uses of blood, particularly a magical daughter.

When you are able to understand the language of silence, you will be able to see the beauty of the invisible.

For he who lives more lives than one More deaths than one must die.

Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.

We're always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.

It's so difficult, particularly with an antisocial character. It's much easier if he's already a blank page, but once you've written on him, it's hard to keep him that stripped down.

All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.

I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.

The psychedelics are this immense tool for the inspection of our own nature.