Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Best known to audiences for his BAFTA Award-winning role as the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor on the hit sci-fi series Doctor Who.
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth28 October 1982
CityNorthampton, England
Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent.
focusing program rather
We're focusing on what our program is going to be rather than what it was.
house seats
There are no seats in the house where you can't see a TV.
county dad family history played
There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level.
balls good ground job strikes throwing
What he does a good job of doing is throwing strikes and getting ground balls. He got a lot of ground balls today.
pairs stealing sock
I always steal a pair of socks on every photo shoot I do. It's my thing.
next-week events albums
There's too much of everything - too many bands, too many albums, too much information all the time. You're seeing fewer album releases treated as big events, because of the influx. It's almost a "here this week, forgotten next week" thing.
ponds amy-pond amy
Amy Pond is, er...I've sort of fallen in love with Amy Pond.
vintage shoes clothes
For clothes, I like Dover Street Market and Acne. For vintage, I go to Mint just off Seven Dials. For shoes, it's Church's and Russell & Bromley.
vampire
I just love vampires.
ninja used-to-love used
I used to love ninja movies. That was my thing.
dinosaurs
I've always loved dinosaurs.
transition my-family places-in-your-life
Nothing can prepare you for the changes that take place in your life - for the changes, not only in my life, but my family's. Nothing can prepare you for the enormity and the transition that you go through.
always-trying important lyrical
Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly.