19 Quotes by William Hartnell

As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves

One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine.

Susan: Well they've treated us alright so far.Doctor: The Aztecs always showed the utmost courtesy toward their intended victims.

As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves.

The moment this brilliant young producer Miss Verity Lambert started telling me about Doctor Who, I was hooked. I remember telling her, This is going to run for five years. And look what’s happened!

If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you?

We did 'Doctor Who' for forty-eight weeks a year but I loved it.

My agent said the part was that of an eccentric old grandfather-come-professor type who travels in space and time. Well, I wasn't that keen, but I agreed to meet the producer. Then, the moment this brilliant young producer, Verity Lambert, started telling me about 'Doctor Who,' l was hooked.

It may seem like hindsight now, but I just knew that 'Doctor Who' was going to be an enormous success. Don't ask me how. Not everybody thought as I did. I was universally scoffed at for my initial faith in the series, but I believed in it.