DOCTOR WHO - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Matt Smith reflects on Doctor Who role
by Rob Lowman
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Sitting in a cabana by a pool next to a Beverly Hills hotel, Matt Smith is wearing oversized sunglasses, a form-fitting light-sweater and skinny jeans. With a mop of hair falling over his brow, the actor is a lot more relaxed than the frantic bow-tied character he plays on television - Doctor Who.
Though not as manic as the time-traveling lord who flits around the universe saving the day, the 28-year-old Smith seems to have the same nervous energy of a player itching to get into a game.
Maybe that's because Smith wanted to be a soccer player growing up but he hurt his back when he was 16 and a teacher introduced him to acting, putting him on a different career path.
"He told me to do what you're good at and cast me in a play. I'm very thankful to him," Smith says. "I was lucky enough to find a good person like that; it's a good thing. He really encouraged me, really guided me and had faith in me. I owe him a great deal..."
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