Eleventh Doctor quotes from Doctor Who

The Doctor's life is a open wound. And an open wound can be entered.

No, it would destroy you--

Not at all. It will kill me. It will destroy you. I can rewrite your every living moment. I can turn every one of you victories into defeats. Poison every friendship. Deliver pain to your every breath.

It will burn you up! Once you go through, you can't come back. You will be scattered along my timeline like confetti!

It matters not, Doctor. You thwarted me at every turn. Now you will give me peace, as I take my revenge on every second of your life. Goodbye. Goodbye, Doctor. [enters the time stream]

Who's that?

Never mind. Let's go back.

But who is he?

He's me. There's only me here. That's the point. Now let's get back.

But I never saw that one. I saw all of you. Eleven faces, all of them you! You're the eleventh Doctor!

I said he was me. I never said he was the Doctor.

I don't understand.

My name, my real name - that is not the point. The name I chose is the Doctor. The name you choose, is like... it's like a promise you make. He's the one who broke the promise.

Clara? Clara! Clara!

He is my secret.

What I did, I did without choice.

I know.

In the name of peace and sanity.

But not in the name of the Doctor!

Did you ever count?

Count what?

How many children there were on Gallifrey that day?

I have absolutely no idea.

How old are you now?

Uh, I don't know, I lose track. Twelve hundred and something, I think, unless I'm lying. I can't remember if I'm lying about my age, that's how old I am.

Four hundred years older than me and in all that time you never even wondered how many there were. You never once counted?

Tell me, what would be the point?

[angry at The Eleventh Doctor] Two point four seven billion!

You did count!

[to The Eleventh Doctor] You forgot! Four hundred years, is that all it takes?!

I moved on!

Where?! Where can you be now that you can forget something like that?!

Spoilers.

No, no, no. For once, I would like to know where I'm going.

No, you really wouldn't.

...you're not seriously suggesting we change our own history.

We change history all the time! I'm suggesting something far worse.

What, exactly?

Gentlemen. I have had four hundred years to think about this... I've changed my mind!

General, we have a plan.

At the moment, we should point out it is a fairly terrible plan.

And it almost certainly won't work.

I was fine with "fairly terrible".

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

Just about ready to do it.

Ready to do what?

We're going to freeze Gallifrey.

I'm sorry, what?

Using our TARDISes, we're gonna freeze Gallifrey in a single moment in time.

You know, like those stasis cubes? A single moment in time held in a parallel pocket universe.

Except we're going to do it to a whole planet.

And all the people on it.

What? Even if that were possible—which it isn't—why would you do such a thing?

Because the alternative is burning.

And I've seen that.

And I never want to see it again.

We'd be lost in another universe. Frozen in a single moment. We'd have nothing.

You would have hope. And right now that is exactly what you don't have.

It's delusional! Why, the calculations alone would take hundreds of years!

Oh, hundreds and hundreds.

But don't worry. I started a very long time ago.

Calling the War Council of Gallifrey: This is the Doctor!

You might say, I've been doing this all my lives.

I could be a curator. I'd be great at curating. I'd be...the Great Curator! [laughs softly] I could retire and do that. I could retire and be the curator of this place.

[from behind] You know, I really think you might. [The Eleventh Doctor turns and is stunned to see the Curator, who looks and sounds a lot like an elderly Fourth Doctor]

I never forget a face.

I know you don't. And in years to come, you might might find yourself...revisiting a few. But just...the old favorites, eh? You were curious about this painting, I think. I acquired it in remarkable circumstances. What do you make of the title?

Well, which title? There's two: "No More"...or "Gallifrey Falls".

No, you see, that's where everybody's wrong. It's all one title: "Gallifrey Falls No More". Now...what would you think that means, eh?

That Gallifrey didn't fall. It worked! It's still out there!

I'm only a humble curator. I'm sure I wouldn't know.

Then where is it?

Where is it, indeed?

[whispering] Yes.

Lost, shh! Perhaps. Things do get lost, you know. And now you must excuse me. Ohhh...you have a lot to do.

Do I? Is that what I'm supposed to do now, go looking for Gallifrey?

Well, that's entirely up to you. Your choice, eh? I can only tell you what I would do. If I were you... [laughs softly] "If I were you..." [laughs some more] Perhaps I was you, of course. [they both laugh softly] Or, perhaps you are me. [both laugh again as the Curator shakes the Doctor's hand] Congratulations.

Thank you very much.

Or, perhaps, it doesn't matter, either way. Who knows? "Who..." [taps his nose] "knows"?

Are you capable of speaking without flapping your hands about?

[waves hands] Yes. No. [turns back to the guards] I demand to be incarcerated in the Tower immediately with my co-conspirators, Sandshoes and Grandad.

Grandad?!

They're not sandshoes!

Yes, they are!

Well, gentlemen, it has been a honour and a privilege.

Likewise.

[pointedly] Doctor.

And if I grow to be half the man that you are, [turns to Clara] Clara Oswald, I shall be happy indeed.

That's right. Aim high.

I won't remember this, will I?

The time streams are out of sync. You can't retain it, no.

So I won't remember that I tried to save Gallifrey, rather than burn it. And I have to live with that. [His mood brightens slightly.] But for now, for this moment...I am the Doctor again. Thank you.

I'm the Doctor. I’m a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. I stole a time machine and ran away, and I've been flouting the principle law of my own people ever since! [Claps a hand over his mouth] That wasn't quite what I was meant to say.

I'm an English teacher from planet Earth, and I ran off with a man from space because I really fancy... [claps a hand over her mouth, looking shocked]

I think, perhaps, you should stop talking till you get used to it.

Used to what?

What did you say your name was?

Bubbly-personality-masking-bossy-control-freak! [Claps her hand back over her mouth]

I'm wearing a wig! [Claps hand over mouth. The couple laughs.] No! Ah, I see! Yes, of course. It's a truth field. Oh, that is so quaint. I haven't seen a truth field in years! I'm wearing a wig!

No one can lie in this town, especially this close to the tower.

Doesn't that make life a bit difficult?

Not at all.

Yes!

If you were trying to break through a wall, you'd choose the weakest spot. If you were trying to break into this universe you'd choose this crack, because — No! If you were trying to break back into this universe! [to Handles] You said "Gallifrey"! Why did you say "Gallifrey"?

Analysis of message composition indicates Gallifreyan origin according to TARDIS data banks.

You said Gallifrey was gone.

No, I said it was in another universe. The message is coming through here. The truth field is, too, at a guess. If it's the Time Lords — if it's the Time Lords! [he produces a Gallifreyan seal from his pocket] Seal of the High Council of Gallifrey, nicked it off the Master in the Death Zone. There is an algorithm imprinted in the atomic structure. Use it to decode the message.

Message decoding. Message analysis proceeding. Information available: The message is a request for information.

It's a question! Why can't you just say it's a question?!

It is being projected through all of time and space on a repeating cycle.

[realizing] "The oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight."

Warning: Translation will be available to all life forms in range. Translation follows: "Doctor who?" "Doctor who?" "Doctor who?"

You are dying, Doctor.

Yes, I am dying. You've been trying to kill me for centuries, and here I am, dying of old age. If you want something done, do it yourself.

You will die, and the Time Lords will never return.

You still can't work up the courage to shoot me, can you? You're still worried I've got something up my sleeve! [Dejectedly] Well, knock yourselves out, boys. I've got nothing this time.

You will die now, Doctor. This is the end of you! The rules of regeneration are known. You have expended all your lives!

Sorry, what did you say? Did you mention the rules? Now, listen. A bit of advice: tell me the truth if you think you know it, lay down the law if you're feeling brave, but, Daleks, never ever tell me the rules!

[panicking] Emergency! Emergency! The Doctor is regenerating! The Doctor is regenerating!

Oh, look at this! Regeneration number thirteen! We're breaking some serious science here, boys! And I tell you what, it's gonna be a whopper!

Exterminate! Exterminate the Doctor!

You think you can stop me now, Daleks? [shouting] IF YOU WANT MY LIFE, COME AAAAAAND GET IT!!!!!

{continuing] Love from Gallifrey, boys!

It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. Any moment now... He's a-comin'.

Who's coming?

The Doctor.

You. You are the Doctor.

Yep, and I always will be. [his hand starts glowing] But times change, and so must I.

Amelia!

Who's Amelia?

The first face this face saw. We all change. When you think about it, we're all different people all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this. Not one day. I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.

Raggedy man... Goodnight.

No, no, no!

Hey... [extends his glowing hand to her]

Please don't change.