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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/it-may-seem-like-hindsight-now-but-i-just-knew-that-doctor-who-was/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

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## More by William Hartnell

> [As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/as-we-learn-about-each-other-so-we-learn-about-ourselves/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [Somebody else can be the first man on the moon. It doesn't interest me at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/somebody-else-can-be-the-first-man-on-the-moon-it-doesn-t-interest-me/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [Children of five and upwards write asking if it's my own hair, whether I'm married, how old I am, what's inside a Dalek and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/children-of-five-and-upwards-write-asking-if-it-s-my-own-hair-whether/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [“One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/one-day-i-shall-come-back-yes-i-shall-come-back-until-then-there-must/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [I got a real kick when a series was set in the court of Kublai Khan or in Nero's Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/i-got-a-real-kick-when-a-series-was-set-in-the-court-of-kublai-khan/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [We did 'Doctor Who' for forty-eight weeks a year but I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/we-did-doctor-who-for-forty-eight-weeks-a-year-but-i-loved-it/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/my-agent-said-the-part-was-that-of-an-eccentric-old-grandfather-come/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [The moment this brilliant young producer Miss Verity Lambert started telling me about Doctor Who, I was hooked. I remember telling her, This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/the-moment-this-brilliant-young-producer-miss-verity-lambert-started/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [I haven't the slightest wish to get in a rocket and zoom through the stratosphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/i-haven-t-the-slightest-wish-to-get-in-a-rocket-and-zoom-through-the/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [To me, kids are the greatest audience and the greatest critics in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/to-me-kids-are-the-greatest-audience-and-the-greatest-critics-in-the/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/it-may-seem-like-hindsight-now-but-i-just-knew-that-doctor-who-was/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [I saw the Doctor as a kind of lama, one of those long-lived old boys out in Tibet who might be anything up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/i-saw-the-doctor-as-a-kind-of-lama-one-of-those-long-lived-old-boys/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [I couldn't go out into the streets without a bunch of kids following me. I felt like the Pied Piper. Everyone calls me 'Doctor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/i-couldn-t-go-out-into-the-streets-without-a-bunch-of-kids-following/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [If you could touch the alien sand and hear the cries of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/if-you-could-touch-the-alien-sand-and-hear-the-cries-of-strange-birds/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

> [I was so pleased to be offered 'Doctor Who.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hartnell/i-was-so-pleased-to-be-offered-doctor-who/)

[William Hartnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hartnell/)

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