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
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Four-down (territory), if you're going to have to defend Maiden, that's tough.
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There is a history of footballers in my family; my granddad played for Notts County and my dad played at county level.
house seats
There are no seats in the house where you can't see a TV.
I'd like to do a play in New York.
drafted great guys
Getting drafted by these guys was a dream, and now being here is a dream. It's a great feeling.
I was always aware of 'Doctor Who,' but I didn't grow up with it.
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I knew our offense would come through, so I didn't have any trouble about that. I just tried to throw strikes, and it was the best I've thrown all season.
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I asked for a piano in the TARDIS, but it hasn't happened. I'd love to see the Doctor rock up and play, but it'd have to be done in an inventive and silly way.
happy mall
I'll be more than happy to go to the mall tomorrow.
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If you want to give it a good go, you've got to make some sacrifices and be as dedicated as you can be. Particularly with 'Doctor Who.' It's two or three hours of line-learning a night.
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The last time we came out flat-footed, and this time we came out swinging first. We knew they'd be a little overconfident, and we just took it to them.
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I just wanted to tuck in behind the leader on the first two laps, then take the lead on the third lap if I felt good. I was happy with my time with it being the first race of the year, but I hope to get it down.
sports art real
I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is needed in sport that I think you can attribute to art. I think so much of it is about bravery and courage, being an actor.
sacrifice dedication discipline
Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in your life that you need to sacrifice to get the best out of yourself artistically.