dinnerinthedarkroom:
Interviewer: And why did you want to be the Doctor?
Christopher Eccleston: Because Russel T. Davies wrote it and because it was an audience in an area of television I hadn’t worked in. I’ve not had the privilege to act for children, really. And because I’m constantly told I’m not funny and I’m not charming, and they were some of the demands in the role, so I wanted to…I felt it was a big gamble. There’s two reasons to do it, Russel T. Davies and the gamble. And I like a gamble. I think it’s important as an actor, in any sphere of life, to do the things that frighten you most.
well i think you are flawless chris.
I loved Eccleston’s Doctor. He was funny and charming but also sometimes scary. Nine was broken and still so full of hope. It’s just so painful to me that it seems like Eccles regrets the role now. Ugh, I have too many feelings on this subject.
But hey! There might be an alternate universe where Eccles was the Doctor long enough to have a storyline with the Master as played by Mark A. Sheppard. I’m just gonna think about how awesome that would have been.
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