Pertwee Quotes

#1. Even if I hadn't been cast as Doctor Who, my acting would probably have been influenced by William Hartnell or Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and all of the other guys. Because those were the actors that I really watched every moment of, as opposed to Laurence Olivier.

Peter Capaldi

#2. Morality is like the famous fig leaves that Adam and Eve used to cover their genitals after they first sinned. But what morality really covers up is will, which is our true nature.

Shai Tubali

#3. Being a father is a surprise for me every day.

Sean Pertwee

#4. When I drop my son off at school, I love walking around the outskirts of Hampstead Heath.

Sean Pertwee

#5. Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.

Mark Haddon

#6. Intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#7. I try to use my debit card rather than a credit card, but I will use a credit card for big purchases because I bank with Coutts and I get points.

Sean Pertwee

#8. We're all what we are. And we're all subject to change. It is a journey from here to there.

Elif Shafak

#9. Somehow I seem to have been gently bypassed as a serious actor.

Jon Pertwee

#10. I was interested in maintaining the dignity and the hearts of the songs, letting them breathe and become what they are.

Ryan Cabrera

#11. I'd really like to go down the Amazon in some capacity. I've spent time in the Congo, so I love the jungle.

Sean Pertwee

#12. Acting's the best job there is. Pretending to be someone you're not is good fun. It's also a non-ageist profession, and you get to work all over the world with people you admire.

Sean Pertwee

#13. I am a fantastic cook. It's my great passion.

Sean Pertwee

#14. I think homes are a palpable form of investment, and I understand them.

Sean Pertwee

#15. My father was brought up in a theatrical background, just as I was, and his father instilled in him the need to do everything properly and take responsibility for money.

Sean Pertwee

#16. I'm sure there have been missed opportunities, with films I've turned down that went on to be successful, but everyone in the industry has had that happen.

Sean Pertwee

#17. I play a lot of hard men and gangsters, and I'm not like that at all.

Sean Pertwee

#18. If it's necessary to join a caucus and get a committee assignment, I'll do it.

Angus King

#19. I'm the third or fourth generation of actor in my family; I'm sure if they were butchers, I'd be a butcher, too.

Sean Pertwee

#20. My exploits are nothing now to the average person.

David Bailey

#21. In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and funny voices.

Jon Pertwee

#22. Work place romances always seem to get very confused and peculiar, in my experience.

Sean Pertwee

#23. Mental nausea of daily squash
flabby cauliflower
and grease dripping slick and sheepish
onto the placid plate of mind.

Sylvia Plath

#24. I didn't do very well when I was at school, so my dad gave me the opportunity to travel in Africa. I drove from London to Nairobi. It was incredible.

Sean Pertwee

#25. The unfortunate thing is that I live next door to the pub they all drink in. So if I leave my light on and they know I'm in, they all descend on me. I know it's nice, but it's a bit of a bummer if you're trying to watch EastEnders.

Sean Pertwee

#26. In Cape Town, there's a drive from Cape Point to Camps Bay where the road is hewn out of the cliffs. It's just stunning, particularly if you do it as the sun is going down.

Sean Pertwee

#27. A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be.

Sugata Mitra

#28. I bought a pair of Carpe Diem boots, which were completely unnecessary and hideously expensive, but they make me feel quite fine and dandy.

Sean Pertwee

#29. What was that all about? She looked like a pissed-off Siberian tiger."
"Believe me, Prit, a Siberian tiger is a pussycat compared to Lucia.

Manel Loureiro