Rule 1: The Doctor Lies.

Every Episode [in A Tv Series] Is A Challenge, And What's Challenging In Most Episodes Is The Monster. You're Always A Heartbeat From The Monster Looking Ridiculous. You Really Have To Work So Hard To Make Them Not Look Like Ridiculous When They Turn Up On The Set.

[the Doctor, Capt. Jack And Rose Are Cornered By The Empty Children.] The Doctor: Go To Your Room! Go To Your Room! I Mean It. I'm Very, Very Angry With You. I'm Very, Very Cross! Go! To! Your! Room! [the Children Lurch Away And Obey Him.] I'm Really Glad That Worked. Those Would Have Been Terrible Last Words.

The Doctor: Just Had A Fall. All The Way Down There, Right To The Library. Heck Of A Climb Back Up. Amelia: You're Soaking Wet. The Doctor: I Was In The Swimming Pool. Amelia: You Said You Were In The Library. The Doctor: So Was The Swimming Pool.

What Is Immutable About Sherlock Holmes? He Favors Reason Over Emotion, But Actually Underneath That, There Is A Lot Of Emotion Going On. You Can't Suddenly Make Him Ordinary Because He Would Hate That. He's Not Suddenly Going To Be Somebody Else.

My Problem Is That The Audience Is More Fiction-literate Than Ever. In Shakespeare's Day, You Probably Expected To See A Play Once Or Twice In Your Life; Today You Experience Four Or Five Different Kinds Of Fiction Every Day. So Staying Ahead Of The Audience Is Impossible.