Happy Birthday: Jane Alexander

You have to have the ability to persevere, to get knocked down and get back up again. Just talent isn’t enough.

I never thought of myself as pretty as a child and I have tried to bring that awareness to my roles.

Things come up suddenly these days, but that’s all right because I work better under pressure.

Happy Birthday: Matt Smith

[on Doctor Who (2005)] There was a backlash when I was cast. I was 26 and I was unknown. And people went “That is not Doctor Who”. I always knew I wanted it to be quite physical and I wanted the comedy to be quite physical and I knew I wanted him to feel very clever but at the same time to not quite understand the human race.