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born 1934 England

Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1974 to 1981.

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One of the astounding qualities of that family was their capacity to fill innocent bystanders with thoughts of murder.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

The notion that God was everywhere put paid to any possible peace of mind by the time I was six.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

The theatre couldn't match what was going on in a court of law or at football grounds. The theatre has never been able to match what goes on anywhere, that's why so few people go.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Living in an institution, rumours of change can make life more bearable, and starting rumours can be a wonderful pleasure for those without much hope. The National Theatre was like that.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

The only imperfection in life then was that we didn't really have much money.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

The chaos of our lives suited me; I don't think I wanted it to end.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Of course, for a lot of people, death was a welcome change. Grinding poverty takes the edge off most things, including life.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

We even copied the way the Americans walked, though Father Leonard didn't like that bit of admiration. He disapproved of rolling buttocks.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Poverty can curdle the libido and corrode civilized thoughts. One's sense of humour vanishes, to be replaced by a curry-spoiling sarcasm as one's Mr Hyde emerges from the swamp of the subconscious.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Not everybody knows that looking at people in 'a funny way' is the commonest cause of sudden murder. I happen to know that because I read a Home Office brochure once.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Most of my ideas were rejected and I got used to it. One can get fond of almost anything, even rejection.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

"Would you like to go to New Zealand to do a commercial?" That's the sort of question an actor likes to hear from his agent in freezing mid -January.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Waiting for a 136 bus from Highgate station to Muswell Hill Broadway on a misty evening in February is a bit like lurking outside the gates of purgatory.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

She smiled at me, arsenically.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

I've been pretty wary of street sweepers since, though it is true that since we left the European Exchange Rate Mechanism some sweepers are really quite dashing to glance at.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

My old skill at self-delusion overrode my doubts as I told myself that Dexter probably believed in me. I could believe anything then. I still can as long as it is improbable.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

When the doctor was there, Alfred refused to believe that he'd had a stroke. "I can't have had a stroke," he grated, in a terrible rage, "I've got 93,000 pounds in my current account."

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Bob Holmes, the script editor, did laugh and filled his pipe so that he could create a smoke screen between us while he turned the idea down.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

Being poor is a little like having an earache over a Bank Holiday. All you can think about is the pain and how long it will be before a healing hand can be found to take away the anguish.

Who On Earth is Tom Baker? (1997)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tom Baker (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.