Nicholas Courtney
Birthday: 16 December 1929, Cairo, Egypt
Birth Name: William Nicholas Stone Courtney
Height: 185 cm
Nicholas Courtney was born in Egypt, the son of a British diplomat. His early years were spent in Kenya and France and he was called up for National Service at the age of 18. After 18 months of duty i ...Show More
[on Doctor Who (2005)] The technology's wonderful - they've a damn sight bigger budget than we had. Show more
[on Doctor Who (2005)] The technology's wonderful - they've a damn sight bigger budget than we had. There are some good performances. Great ideas. But I think where it loses out is in doing a whole story in 45 minutes. It appears too rushed and has what I call the "restless camera". Hide
Working with Bill Hartnell (William Hartnell) was interesting. He was towards the end of his time as Show more
Working with Bill Hartnell (William Hartnell) was interesting. He was towards the end of his time as the Doctor and I think he was getting a little tetchy because he wasn't a particularly well man, but he seemed to like me. But the funny thing was, he said 'You're with the wrong agent, Nick, I'll put you with mine', and I didn't work for a year. Hide
When I look back on my career, I think I might have done more classical work, but I jolly well don't Show more
When I look back on my career, I think I might have done more classical work, but I jolly well don't mind. A friend who's done a lot of that said, "Yes, but look, you're rich." Which is kind of true. Hide
[in 2008] I think people's attention span is more limited than it used to be.
[in 2008] I think people's attention span is more limited than it used to be.
[on Doctor Who (2005)] The programme's very, very different from what it used to be anyway. It's all Show more
[on Doctor Who (2005)] The programme's very, very different from what it used to be anyway. It's all a bit rushed sometimes. It's a heck of a lot to get in in three quarters of an hour, the whole story. In the old days, it used to be half an hour every Saturday for four Saturdays, or six Saturdays, so it does all seem to be a bit of a rush. In fact, it leaves me rather gasping for breath sometimes. Hide
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