[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.
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Happy Birthday: Jami Gertz
[in a 1987 interview] Most of the parts I’ve played have been passive girls who are just sort of there. I have trouble with that because I’m not like that and being passive gets you in big trouble personally. It’s not the kind of quality that young girls should be looking up to.
WILDsound Festival 