Doctor Who over the years: Episode quotes
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Bill: So?
The Doctor: So.
Bill: What do we do? Do I have to sit somewhere? Are there seat belts?
The Doctor: Well, you've done this before. This isn't your first trip.
Bill: Yeah, but it's proper this time.
(finds a chair) Oh, that's a mistake.
The Doctor: What is?
Bill: You can't reach the controls from the seats. What's the point in that? Or do you have stretchy arms, like Mister Fantastic?
The Doctor: Oh, I stand, like this.
Bill: You never thought of bringing the seats a bit closer?
The Doctor: No, not so far, no.
Bill: Where's the steering wheel?
The Doctor: Well, you don't steer the Tardis, you negotiate with it. The still point between where you want to go and where you need to be, that's where she takes you.
Bill: How much did it cost?
The Doctor: Ah. No idea. Stole it.
Bill: Seriously?
The Doctor: Yep.
Bill: Why?
The Doctor: Well, actually, because I felt like it.
Bill: What if I steal it from you?
The Doctor: On you go, then.
Bill: I don't know how it works.
The Doctor: Well, neither did I.
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Bill: Why are you Scottish?
The Doctor: I'm not Scottish, I'm just cross.
Bill: Is there a Scotland in space?
The Doctor: They're all over the place, demanding independence from every planet that they land on
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Bill: If he's chasing us, he's moving very slowly.
The Doctor: Do you know what it means when something chases you very slowly?
Bill: What?
The Doctor: It means there's a reason that they don't have to run.
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Bill: You need to listen.
Steadfast: I did listen. What did I miss? The Vardy have killed our families.
The Doctor: But you need to understand why that happened.
Steadfast: I don't care why.
The Doctor: Then you will die, too, and so will everyone on your ship. The Vardy are not your enemy.
Steadfast: They want to kill us.
The Doctor: No. They want to help you. Killing you is just a side-effect.
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Bill: So, is it going to work?
The Doctor: That's up to them.
Bill: Did you just, well, did we just jumpstart a new civilisation?
The Doctor: It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it.
Bill: Did you do this all the time?
The Doctor: Do what?
Bill: Fly around sorting things out, like some kind of intergalactic policeman.
The Doctor: I don't sort things out. I'm definitely not a policeman.
Bill: Well, you live in a police box.
The Doctor: That's a pure coincidence.
Bill: Yeah, of course.
(The Tardis materialises.) The Doctor: Back at the exact moment we left. The kettle's boiling, I've got a vault to guard, and everything is exactly as we left it.
(Bill opens the door.) Bill: Wasn't snowing when we left.
The Doctor: Maybe I do need a steering wheel.
Bill: Where are we?
The Doctor: London. And this is the Thames.