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Behind the Scenes of The Day of the Doctor (part 3)

Excerpts from Benjamin Cook’s interview with David Tennant and Matt Smith from DWM #467

DWM: What were your expectations of playing opposite each other

David: I didn’t quite know what to expect.

Matt: I didn’t either, because it’s quite a solitary journey, isn’t it? It’s quite a solitary party. But I’ve had great fun doing it. It’s weird, we’re coming to the end of the shoot, but I sort of feel like I’m going to see you at work quite a lot.”

David: It could have gone either way, I suppose. When you’re playing the part, you’re quite ‘out front’, aren’t you?

Matt: Yeah, the Doctor does his own thing, and from take to take you can sort of do your own thing, and that’s been slightly different -

David: Yes

Matt: - because you’re like the three musketeers a bit more.

David: What’s nice about that is, there’s a shared responsibility. You’ve got someone to confer with, and you don’t have all the lines to learn yourself.

Matt: Suddenly you go, ‘God, this is what normal jobs are like.’

David: [Laughs] Yeah, the odd day off!

DWM: So have you and Matt found yourselves mirroring each other’s mannerisms?

David: Some days we’ve actively worked on that

Matt: Although, it didn’t take much. I’m blowing smoke up our arses here, but it was quite immediate. It was quite quick. David and I were in time. We were in sync.

David: That’s because we think at the same speed. John Hurt told me that.

Matt:  Exactly. L-O-L.

David: I wonder if all the Doctors are like that?  Maybe not. Maybe.

The Complete First Doctor - Volume One DVD Case Study

I was recently commissioned to put together a collection to house the range of Classic Doctor Who DVDs. You can see a brief ‘unboxing’ video over on Youtube, and there’s an in-depth look at the first volume, with analysis, after the jump;