I’d be in like a pub in England or something, and this was before I said a word [on screen as the Doctor], and people would be like ‘big shoes to fill,’ you know. It got to the point where people would say it so much, I’d just turn and go, 'It’s lucky I’ve got big feet, in'it!’ You know, cause I was an idiot.
Matt Smith on initial criticisms after his casting (x)











