Well, [Steven Moffat] texted me saying they were going to send out the press release the next day. For me, that’s the last of my era. I just think he’s done a fantastic job. He did a wonderful job in reinventing it because it was so brilliant before, and he had to put his own spin on it and he did that, and he’s told some great stories. He’s seen two Doctors out, he’s seen some great companions come through, he’s done brilliantly for River Song and Strax. [He’s] created some great monsters as well, when you look at the Silence and Weeping Angels. He’s left his legacy and his mark on Doctor Who, which is not easy to do well. I’m proud of him and I’m proud that I was one of his Doctors.
It’s interesting. It’s quite a hard show to leave because you could make Doctor Who forever and be happy, so it’s a bit of a wrench, but it’s nice. Pastures new and all that. You just become a bit of a fun. And it never really leaves you. The majority of things that people say to me are “Doctor”. It’s nothing else that I’ve done, it’s just Doctor Who generally. Steven said to me, “That’s it for the rest of your life,” and hopefully for a whole generation of five to 15-year-olds I’ll be their Doctor when they’re 50. That’s the charm of it, I suppose.
Matt Smith on Steven Moffat and Doctor Who(x)
