Doctor Who quotes

You lost. You gambled, and you lost. And now your body's failing because of what you put it through.

Maybe... But if I can't be the Doctor... Neither can you.

Well. You’re obviously one of the more determined of us. Hm?

I'm sorry?

You refused to pass through. Quite the strength of character, this incarnation.

The question is, what are we going to do about it now?

Do about what?

Our predicament. This is supposed to get handed on - you can’t just ruin it for the next one.

And you were doing so well.

Um - where am I, exactly? Cos the last thing I remember, is being forced to regenerate.

That’s why we’re here. To stop you moving through any further. You’re not finished. We are not finished.

We being?

The Doctor.

Vestiges of your consciousness.

Fragments of yourself.

From the past.

Guardians of the Edge.

Why are you not...?

I don't do robes.

There's always one. Has to be different.

I am a manifestation of our consciousness. I can wear what I like.

Could we just focus on this? Whatever this is. You said Guardians of the Edge. The edge of what?

Existence.

It’s symbolic, obviously. Consciousness will do that. But this is the place you pass through, during the process of regeneration. Go past here, there’s no way back.

But time’s running out. We cannot let the Master permanently hijack our existence.

Yes. Very aware of that. But I’m thinking, in the immediate aftermath of regeneration, the body’s weak. Unstable, while it reforms.

Ah good, yes! Even more so, with a forced regeneration.

So until it’s settled, he may be vulnerable. We’d need help on the outside. But that’s easier said than done.

Unless one of us, or all of us, was very clever. I mean, that’s why you’ve manifested here, to remind me: there’s always a way. Things will work out. Right?

A wise person once said to me... goodbyes only hurt because what came before was so special. Oh, and it's been so special. You... and Graham...and Ryan... and Dan. Nobody else got to be us. Nobody else got to live our days. Nobody. And my hearts are so full of love of all of you. Oh, I have loved being with you, Yaz. And I have loved being me. I think I need to do this next bit alone.

[last words] The blossomiest blossom... That's the only sad thing; I wanna know what happens next! Right then. Doctor whoever-I'm-about-to-be... Tag! You're it.

I don't want to go.

Legs! I've still got legs! [kisses one of them.] Good! Arms, hands. Oooh, fingers. Lots of fingers. Ears? Yes. Eyes: two. Nose... I've had worse. Chin—blimey! Hair... [notes length, shocked] I'm a girl! [checks Adam's apple.] No, no! I'm not a girl! [pulls a lock of his hair in front of his eyes and looks at it, annoyed] And still not ginger! There's something else. Something... important, I'm... [taps head, trying to remember] I'm... I'm... [The whole console room shakes, explosions; the Doctor laughs, ecstatic] Ha-ha! CRASHING! [As the burning TARDIS falls to Earth, the Doctor clings to the console, laughing and whooping with glee.] Geronimoooooooooooo!

If you're a doctor, then why does your box say "police"? [She gives him the apple. He bites it and spits it out.]

That's disgusting. What is that?

An apple.

Apple's rubbish. I hate apples.

You said you loved them.

No, no, no. I love yoghurt. Yoghurt's my favorite. Give me yoghurt. [Amelia runs, retrieves yoghurt and hands it to him. The Doctor opens it, gulps it down, then spits it out] I hate yoghurt! Just stuff with bits in it.

You said that it was your favorite!

New mouth, new rules. It's like eating after cleaning your teeth. Everything tastes wrooong! Ahh! [he convulses]

What is it? What's wrong with you?

Wrong with me? It's not my fault. Why can't you give me any decent food? You're Scottish. Fry something! [Amelia turns on the stove and cooks.] Ahh, bacon. [Eats it and spits it out] Bacon. That's bacon. Are you trying to poison me? [Amelia cooking baked beans.] Ah, you see? Beans. [Eats then spits in sink.] Beans are evil! Bad, bad beans! [Amelia spreading butter on bread, looking sceptical] Bread and butter. [Smiling] Now you're talking. [The Doctor throws the plate of bread and butter out of the door like a Frisbee, cat howls, dog barks] And stay out!

Got some carrots...

Carrots?! Are you insane?! No, wait, hang on. I know what I need. [Searching the fridge] I need... I need... I need... [pulls out a box of fish fingers] fish fingers [takes out a carton of custard] and custard!

So what about your mum and dad, then? Are they upstairs? I thought we'd have woken them by now.

I don't have a mum and dad, just an aunt.

I don't even have an aunt.

You're lucky.

I know. [An awkward pause] So your aunt, where's she?

She's out.

Has she left you all alone?!

I'm not scared!

Of course you're not! You're not scared of anything! Box falls out of the sky, man falls out of the box, man eats fish custard, and look at you! Just sitting there! So you know what I think?

[shrugging] What?

Must be one hell of a scary crack in your wall.

Why did you say six months?

[watching Prisoner Zero] He’s coming. We gotta go.

This matters - this is important! Why did you say six months?

[full on Scottish accent] WELL, WHY DID YOU SAY "FIVE MINUTES"?!

What...?

Come on!

What?!

[grabbing him] COME ON!!

WHAT?!

You're Amelia!

You're late!

Amelia Pond! You're the little girl!

I'm Amelia, and you're late.

What happened?

Twelve years!

You hit me with a cricket bat!

Ha! Twelve years!

A cricket bat!

Twelve years, and four psychiatrists!

Four?

I kept biting them!

Why?

They said you weren't real.

[looking at Prisoner Zero, which is disguised as him] Well, that's rubbish. Who's that supposed to be?

It's you.

Me? Is that what I look like?

You don't know?

Busy day.

Is this world a threat to the Atraxi? Well, go on, you're monitoring the whole planet. Is this world a threat?

[does a quick scan of life on Earth] No.

Are the peoples of this world guilty of any crimes punishable by the laws of the Atraxi?

[scans through multiple historical atrocities] No.

Okay. One question, just one more: Is this world protected?

You're not the first lot to have come here. Oh, there have been so many. But the real question you have to ask yourself is...what happened to them?

Hello. I'm the Doctor. Basically... Run.

It's you. You came back.

'Course I came back, I always come back. Something wrong with that?

And you kept the clothes.

Well, I just saved the world, the whole planet, for about the millionth time, no charge. Yeah, shoot me! I kept the clothes.

Including the bow tie.

[self-conscious] Yeah, it's cool. Bow ties are cool. [fixes it]

Are you from another planet?

Yeah.

...'Kay.

So, what do you think?

What?

Other planets, wanna check some out?

What does that mean?

It means... well... it means... come with me.

[sharp] Where?

Wherever you like.

All that stuff that happened, the hospital, the spaceships, Prisoner Zero...

Oh, don't worry, that's just the beginning. There's loads more.

Yeah, but those things, those amazing things, all that stuff... [pause, deep breath, then, angrily] That was TWO. YEARS. AGO!

Oh... [weak chuckle] Oops.

Yeah!

So that's--

Fourteen years!

Fourteen years since fish custard! Amy Pond, the girl who waited. You've waited long enough.

When I was a kid, you said there was a swimming pool and a library, and the swimming pool was in the library.

Yeah, not sure where it's got to now. It'll turn up. So, coming?

No.

You wanted to come fourteen years ago.

I grew up.

Don't worry, I'll soon fix that.

One little girl crying, so?

Crying silently. I mean, children cry because they want attention, because they're hurt or afraid. But when they cry silently, it's because they just can't stop. Any parent knows that.

Are you a parent?

[on video message] The Earth was burning. Our sun had turned on us and every other nation had fled to the skies. Our children screamed as the skies grew hotter. And then it came, like a miracle - the last of the Star Whales. We trapped it, we built our ship around it, and we rode on its back to safety. If you wish our voyage to continue, then you must press the Forget button. Be again the heart of this nation, untainted. If not, press the other button. Your reign will end, the Star Whale will be released, and our ship will disintegrate. I hope I keep the strength to make the right decision.

I voted for this. Why would I do that?

Because you knew if we stayed here, I'd be faced with an impossible choice. Humanity or the alien. You took it upon yourself to save me from that. [sternly] And that was wrong. You don't ever decide what I need to know.

I don't even remember doing it!

You did it. That's what counts.

I'm... I'm sorry.

Oh, I don't care. When I'm done here, you're going home. [heads for the controls]

Why? Because I made a mistake? One mistake? I don't even remember doing it! Doctor!

[dismissive] Yeah, I know. You're only human.

What are you doing?

The worst thing I'll ever do. I'm going to pass a massive electrical charge through the Star Whale's brain - should knock out all its higher functions, leave it a vegetable. The ship will still fly, but the Whale won't feel it.

[horrified] That'll be like killing it.

Look, three options: One, I let the Star Whale continue in unendurable agony for hundreds more years. Two, I kill everyone on this ship. Three, I murder a beautiful, innocent creature as painlessly as I can... and then I-- I find a new name, because I won't be "The Doctor" anymore.

There must be something we can do, some other way--

Nobody talk to me; nobody HUMAN HAS ANYTHING TO SAY TO ME TODAY!

Amy, Winston Churchill!

Doctor?... is it you?

Winston, my old friend! [Churchill puts out his hand] Ha! Every time!

What's he after?

TARDIS key, of course.

Think of what I could achieve with your remarkable machine, Doctor! Think of the lives that could be saved.

Ah, doesn't work like that.

Must I take it by force?

I'd like to see you try.

[to the soldiers] At ease.