--- title: "10 Way Quotes By Matt Smith" description: "10 Way quotes by Matt Smith. Plus more from Matt Smith and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/matt-smith-5333_any_overnight-ratings-are-dead-it-s-just-not_2638811.jpg" --- > [Overnight ratings are dead. It's just not the way TV is sold any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/overnight-ratings-are-dead-it-s-just-not-the-way-tv-is-sold-any-more/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/matt-smith-5333_any_overnight-ratings-are-dead-it-s-just-not_2638811.jpg) > [Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/spiders-the-way-they-move-freaks-me-out-it-s-so-malevolent/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/matt-smith-5333_freaks_spiders-the-way-they-move-freaks-me-out_161638.jpg) > [I asked for a piano in the TARDIS, but it hasn't happened. I'd love to see the Doctor rock up and play,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-asked-for-a-piano-in-the-tardis-but-it-hasn-t-happened-i-d-love-to/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/matt-smith-5333_asked_i-asked-for-a-piano-in-the-tardis-but-it_1471140.jpg) > [Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/even-now-i-m-very-superstitious-in-silly-ways-i-always-put-my-left/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/matt-smith-5333_boots_even-now-i-m-very-superstitious-in-silly_2486434.jpg) > [There's something very intimate about taking someone's work, turning it over and unpicking it. In the same way people have unique handwriting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/there-s-something-very-intimate-about-taking-someone-s-work-turning/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/matt-smith-5333_building_there-s-something-very-intimate-about-ta_3176143.jpg) > [I started writing songs in high school and always wanted to have a band, and eventually my creative endeavors developed into Theocracy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-started-writing-songs-in-high-school-and-always-wanted-to-have-a/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/matt-smith-5333_band_i-started-writing-songs-in-high-school-a_1968372.jpg) > [We didn't start Theocracy because we wanted to be cool like so-and-so and make money. Our songs aren't trendy, and our lyrics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/we-didn-t-start-theocracy-because-we-wanted-to-be-cool-like-so-and-so/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/matt-smith-5333_being-cool_we-didn-t-start-theocracy-because-we-wan_2353601.jpg) > [I think that every artistic venture is a risk, and it has to be that way, so you do as much preparation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-think-that-every-artistic-venture-is-a-risk-and-it-has-to-be-that/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/matt-smith-5333_art_i-think-that-every-artistic-venture-is-a_2119623.jpg) > [Kids should feel afraid of 'Doctor Who.' All the adults I've talked to remember fondly being afraid when they were kids. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/kids-should-feel-afraid-of-doctor-who-all-the-adults-i-ve-talked-to/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/matt-smith-5333_adults_kids-should-feel-afraid-of-doctor-who-al_3160233.jpg) > [Now, the question of the hour is, "Who's got the Pandorica?" Answer: I do. Next question: Who's coming to take it from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/now-the-question-of-the-hour-is-who-s-got-the-pandorica-answer-i-do/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/matt-smith-5333_answers_now-the-question-of-the-hour-is-who-s-go_1074444.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Matt Smith > [Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/any-actor-worth-his-salt-has-a-responsibility-to-reinvent-himself/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [When I'm painting outdoors, I only have time to think about what I'm saying, not how I'm saying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/when-i-m-painting-outdoors-i-only-have-time-to-think-about-what-i-m/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [If you want to give it a good go, you've got to make some sacrifices and be as dedicated as you can be. Particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/if-you-want-to-give-it-a-good-go-you-ve-got-to-make-some-sacrifices/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [When you think about it, we’re all different people all through our lives, and that’s okay, that’s good, you’ve got to keep moving so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/when-you-think-about-it-we-re-all-different-people-all-through-our/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [As an actor, you'll have ten parts in 2015 - eight of them will go to the other actors above you and two of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/as-an-actor-you-ll-have-ten-parts-in-2015-eight-of-them-will-go-to/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [I think Christians should be leaders in art, science, philanthropy, charity, and all kinds of good works. We should be good examples for everyone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-think-christians-should-be-leaders-in-art-science-philanthropy/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/spiders-the-way-they-move-freaks-me-out-it-s-so-malevolent/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/being-an-actor-is-about-having-the-courage-to-follow-your-instincts/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [I'm particularly inspired by pristine locations. I enjoy working in areas where one can travel for miles without seeing any human influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-m-particularly-inspired-by-pristine-locations-i-enjoy-working-in/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [As a kid, I knew all of the dinosaurs. It's one of those tragedies that I've forgotten what dinosaurs are cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/as-a-kid-i-knew-all-of-the-dinosaurs-it-s-one-of-those-tragedies-that/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [I'm awful at karaoke, but if I did have to sing, I'd go for my favourite Frank Sinatra song 'I've Got You Under My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-m-awful-at-karaoke-but-if-i-did-have-to-sing-i-d-go-for-my/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/the-storytelling-in-doctor-who-is-quite-universal/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [I think you can hear the struggles and hear a realness in Theocracy songs, a human element that you don't get from a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-think-you-can-hear-the-struggles-and-hear-a-realness-in-theocracy/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/as-we-get-older-perhaps-i-m-just-speaking-for-myself-we-can-get-too/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) > [Lyrical content is very important to me. I'm always trying to make sure the lyrics and music complement each other perfectly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/lyrical-content-is-very-important-to-me-i-m-always-trying-to-make/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/matt-smith/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By Matt Smith", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Overnight ratings are dead. 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