He gave me a gun, he extracted my tooth. What more do you want?
First Doctor
Doctor Who · 1,966 quotes
6th most-quoted character in Doctor Who: in 98 of its 1,966 quotes
Most scenes with: Ian Chesterton (15), Steven Taylor (14), Dodo Chaplet (6)
Lines by First Doctor 33
[A War Machine raises it's large arm to crush the Doctor]:
Ah, temper, temper!
[Miraculously, the Machine stops]
The distractions... I really thought I was going to be alone again.
Scenes with First Doctor 65
Just open the doors, Doctor Foreman.
[To himself.] Eh? Doctor who? What's he talking about...?
This is the first use of the question "Doctor who?" — by the Doctor himself, after being misaddressed by Ian.
You're treating us like children!
The children of my civilization would be insulted!
Your civilization?
Yes, my civilization. I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it.
You're trying to help!?
Fear makes companions of all of us.
The whole tribe should be watching. Everyone should know how to make fire.
Everyone cannot be leader.
No, that's perfectly true. But in our tribe, the firemaker is the least important man.
Ha! I do not believe this.
He is the least important because we can all make fire.
Yes. But just a minute. They have no pick-up or anything. And only the base of the machine touches the floor. How do they complete the circuit?
Batteries?
No, no. I believe the Daleks have discovered a way to exploit static electricity. Very ingenious, if I'm right.
What, drawing power from the floor?
Precisely. If I'm right, of course. Now, what do we know apart from guessing how they are powered?
We will examine your machine.
No. Not unless you stop what you're doing. Otherwise I won't explain its secrets to you and its philosophy of movement.
Now we know of the machine, we can examine it for ourselves.
But you can't operate it without me.
Every problem has a solution.
[The Daleks intend to flood the planet Skaro with radiation so that they alone may survive]
Nothing can live outside if you do that. Nothing.
Except the Daleks.
When do you intend to put this into operation?
Now.
This senseless, evil killing...!
Listen... to... me!
Yes?
Stop... our power... from... wasting... or it will be... end... of the... Daleks!
Even if I wanted to, I don't know how. [The Dalek exclaims loudly and its eyestalk flies upwards before it becomes motionless]
It's finished. The final war. Five hundred years of destruction end in this.
Can it be possible then, that this is the end?
'The end'? What are you talking about?
We have ten minutes to survive.
[The Doctor has sent Barbara and Susan to check the TARDIS doors, and once they are out of earshot he whispers to Ian]: I lied, deliberately, so that they won't know.
Won't know what?
We have five minutes only. When the end does come, they won't know anything about it.
There's no hope, then.
I can't see any. Will you face it with me?
I learned not to meddle in other people's affairs years ago.
[Laughs]
Now, now, now, don't be absurd. There's not an ounce of curiosity in me, my dear boy.
Now listen to me, both of you. You've taken the lock of my ship and I want it returned immediately.
You are in no position to threaten us.
I don't make threats. But I do keep promises. And I promise you I shall cause you more trouble than you bargained for...If you don’t return my property!
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