William Hartnell

William Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was a British actor; he was the first Doctor Who.

I Felt Like the Pied Piper
From book-of-thoth.com
 * I was so pleased to be offered Doctor Who. To me kids are the greatest audience - and the greatest critics - in the world.


 * It may seem like hindsight now, but I just knew that Doctor Who was going to be an enormous success. Don't ask me how. Not everybody thought as I did. I was universally scoffed at for my initial faith in the series, but I believed in it. It was magical.


 * The moment this brilliant young producer Miss Verity Lambert started telling me about Doctor Who, I was hooked. I remember telling her, "This is going to run for five years." And look what's happened!


 * You know, I couldn't go out into the high street without a bunch of kids following me. I felt like the Pied Piper.