Davros
The man who abhors violence, never carrying a gun, but this is the truth, Doctor: you take ordinary people and you fashion them into weapons... behold your Children of Time, transformed into murderers. I made the Daleks, Doctor, you made this.
Davros
The Doctor, the man who keeps running, never looking back because he dare not, out of shame. This is my final victory, Doctor. I have shown you yourself.
I think Julian Glover both in The Crusade and City Of Death had some of the best well written and wittiest lines ever. Both stories contain for me great examples of both but this is just my personal opinion.
Countess- I don't think he's as stupid as he seems....
Count - I don't think anybody is as stupid as he seems....
Eccleston's "Why don't you just *die*?" from Dalek (though he is brilliant throughout the whole episode)
“He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful." from Family of Blood. This one obviously benefits from the writing, but I love the way the actor delivers it.
Matt Smith's "they're here!" as Mr. Clever from The Nightmare in Silver.
For me, this belongs in the worst dialogue thread. Absolutely crass the way The Doctor just wipes out Cybermen ships just like that. Awful.
Everybody on that Cybership had been 'Deleted', and had the sole intent of Deleting others. If that's not reason enough to vaporise the ship - what is?
Would you have preferred some cornball ultimatum they'd only have turned down anyway, first?
Eccleston's "Why don't you just *die*?" from Dalek (though he is brilliant throughout the whole episode)
“He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful." from Family of Blood. This one obviously benefits from the writing, but I love the way the actor delivers it.
Matt Smith's "they're here!" as Mr. Clever from The Nightmare in Silver.
Wonderful writing and delivery. I also love the whole of Nine's 'I said no' speech from Bad Wolf. The scene where Ten briefly intersects with Smith in The Family of Blood is brilliant. Midnight - Ten's 'Because I'm clever!', and the expression on his face afterwards is brilliant too IMO.
I can't remember many exact lines but I think pertwee's acting in Inferno is superb. When he attacks the drilling machinery in quite a shocking apparently wanton act of destruction for such a well behaved dr, it is highly dramatic and completely authentic and motivated by his justified rage. He is in fact behaving entirely rationally and all the onlookers are mad. Also his speech about " listen to that! Its the sound of the Earth SCREAMING OUT IT'S RAGE"! stirring stuff...ahead of it's time too...
I always loved Sylvester McCoy ranting at Davros with what Davros was going to to - destroy planets, conquering the universe.....and the brilliant line "Unlimited Rice Pudding!!" That made me laugh - but it was done so seriously!
I always loved the moment with 10 in his first cyberman 2 parter, when he goes on about how Pete and Rose would be able to save him...nevermind! Of course the way the camera goes over to them as he says it helps.
But yeah, this is difficult. Matt has delivered some beautiful lines in particular. Billie had me in floods of tears with some of her lines!
Bit of a random one this, but I've always liked Tom Baker's "Humbug" (to the tax inspector chappie in "Sunmakers").
I love the way he gives it just the right tone so that the taxman hears it as "Would you like a humbug?" but we, the audience know that he's really saying "What utter humbug!"
The 'tumbling nebulas' part of this exchange is awesome:
The Doctor: It means I've come a very long way to get here, Alex, a very long way. George sent a message, a distress call if you like. Whatever's inside that cupboard is so terrible, so powerful, that it amplified the fears of an ordinary little boy across all the barriers of time and space.
Alex: Eh?
The Doctor: Through crimson stars and silent stars and tumbling nebulas like oceans set on fire, through empires of glass and civilizations of pure thought and a whole terrible wonderful universe of impossibilities. You see these eyes? They're old eyes. And one thing I can tell you, Alex - monsters are real.
Alex: You're not from Social Services, are you?
The Doctor: First things first. You got any Jammie Dodgers?
I always liked the way the Brigadier says "You maddened it!" in "The Five Doctors".
Also in that same episode, the 2nd Doctor tells the Brigadier to have faith and says "Have I ever led you astray?" The Brigadier replies "On many occasions." The 2nd Doctor says "Yes, well, this will be the exception". I really like the way both Nicholas Courtney and Patrick Troughton deliver those lines.
Yes, from Classic Who Genesis stands out a mile to me, but my first series as an infant wa 17.
But - wow, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Jacobi's part at the end of Utopia yet, hammy as anything but spine-tingling stuff, the best of the new for me (such a shame we didn't see him longer in the role ) :eek:
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Rory: Would you like me to repeat the question?
The man who abhors violence, never carrying a gun, but this is the truth, Doctor: you take ordinary people and you fashion them into weapons... behold your Children of Time, transformed into murderers. I made the Daleks, Doctor, you made this.
Davros
The Doctor, the man who keeps running, never looking back because he dare not, out of shame. This is my final victory, Doctor. I have shown you yourself.
Countess- I don't think he's as stupid as he seems....
Count - I don't think anybody is as stupid as he seems....
For me, this belongs in the worst dialogue thread. Absolutely crass the way The Doctor just wipes out Cybermen ships just like that. Awful.
One of my favourite scenes ever!
HUTCHINSON: Stop it?! Are you mad?! You speak treason!
FIVE: Fluently! .....Stop the games!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhtkH3I2P6s
Superb stuff
“He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful." from Family of Blood. This one obviously benefits from the writing, but I love the way the actor delivers it.
Matt Smith's "they're here!" as Mr. Clever from The Nightmare in Silver.
Everybody on that Cybership had been 'Deleted', and had the sole intent of Deleting others. If that's not reason enough to vaporise the ship - what is?
Would you have preferred some cornball ultimatum they'd only have turned down anyway, first?
Wonderful writing and delivery.
"Jenkins. ... Chap with wings there, five rounds rapid!"
But yeah, this is difficult. Matt has delivered some beautiful lines in particular. Billie had me in floods of tears with some of her lines!
I love the way he gives it just the right tone so that the taxman hears it as "Would you like a humbug?" but we, the audience know that he's really saying "What utter humbug!"
The Doctor: It means I've come a very long way to get here, Alex, a very long way. George sent a message, a distress call if you like. Whatever's inside that cupboard is so terrible, so powerful, that it amplified the fears of an ordinary little boy across all the barriers of time and space.
Alex: Eh?
The Doctor: Through crimson stars and silent stars and tumbling nebulas like oceans set on fire, through empires of glass and civilizations of pure thought and a whole terrible wonderful universe of impossibilities. You see these eyes? They're old eyes. And one thing I can tell you, Alex - monsters are real.
Alex: You're not from Social Services, are you?
The Doctor: First things first. You got any Jammie Dodgers?
Also in that same episode, the 2nd Doctor tells the Brigadier to have faith and says "Have I ever led you astray?" The Brigadier replies "On many occasions." The 2nd Doctor says "Yes, well, this will be the exception". I really like the way both Nicholas Courtney and Patrick Troughton deliver those lines.
"I'm jammed. I can't move either forward or baaaack!"
And actually all of the dialogue between the 4th Doctor and Sarah at that time is great.
But - wow, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Jacobi's part at the end of Utopia yet, hammy as anything but spine-tingling stuff, the best of the new for me (such a shame we didn't see him longer in the role