The actor revealed the biggest challenge comes from having to snap between different emotions and style “within a single scene”

Peter Capaldi still doesn’t feel like he’s “nailed” playing the Doctor.

The actor has starred in Doctor Who since 2013, but he admitted the “mysterious” nature of the Time Lord makes it a difficult role to master.

Speaking to the Telegraph, he said: “I don’t feel like I’ve nailed it yet – from an acting point of view, I mean.

“I don’t yet feel that I know how to do this. Quite who the Doctor is remains mysterious to me – which is of course as it should be.”

He added that his biggest challenge playing the iconic role comes from the range of emotions and style he has to tap into due to the tone and audience of the show.
He explained: “You have to be able to go from pantomime to tragedy, from domestic to epic, within a single scene.

“You have to remember that, as much as you want to apply your mature acting instincts, there are actually lots of children watching.

“You’ve got to cover all these bases and make it exciting and interesting, too. It’s a great challenge – and, by the way, I really don’t say that lightly – and one which I care very much about getting right. Because it’s big, isn’t it? It’s really big.”

Accepting that his time as the Doctor won’t last forever, Peter is going to make the most of it – and he joked he wants to enjoy it before it’s too late.

He teased: “One day I’ll just be an overweight has-been, trying to get a meeting with Jenna Coleman and being ejected from a Doctor Who convention in Bolton for being drunk and disorderly.”

News Source: The Mirror