Matt Smith Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions

I'm Matt Smith.

And this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview.

Check it out.

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These are actual real things.

It makes it far more interesting actually.

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Can Matt Smith? Here we go.

Can Matt Smith sing?

It depends on your attitude.

How do you quantify a good singer?

Have I sung? Yes.

I was in a musical.

American Psycho: The Musical

which is coming back actually.

So, technically, yes.

Am I good? Debatable, but I like it.

Can Matt Smith grow a beard? No.

Can Matt Smith ride a motorcycle?

No, I used to ride a chicken when I was a kid.

What we called a chicken was like a little moped,

and I've ridden mopeds around Italy and stuff,

but I can't ride with gears and stuff.

Can what? That's a weird one.

Can Matt Smith grow a beard?

Why? 'Cause I'm clean shaven a lot.

Can Matt Smith play football?

Yes, I [beep] can.

Center half.

Can Matt Smith ride a horse?

Yes, I can.

And I have been doing, dare I say?

Yeah.

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Okay. Why Matt Smith is the best Doctor Who?

That's a matter of opinion, of course, isn't it?

And where I to be considered the best?

Why? I don't know.

I had a great writer, and Amy Pond and Rory,

I think two of the greatest companions.

And yeah, Steven Moffat was amazing.

[Producer] Who do you think is the best Doctor?

I don't know.

That's like, you can't ask me that.

That's like asking, you know, Pierce Brosnan

who he thinks the best James Bond is?

I mean, look, we're all the same person, aren't we?

So, it's a collective effort.

It's a joy. It's a team effort.

Why was Matt Smith regeneration so fast?

Well, you'll have to blame Steven Moffat for that. I know.

It should have been quicker or no,

it shouldn't have been quicker.

It should have been longer.

God, Steven, for God's sake,

why don't you give me a longer regeneration?

I mean, I don't know.

I feel, but there was a whole, like,

before it had a big speech about the Doctor being me

and my bow tie and stuff.

I felt like it was, I felt he did me right on that, Steven.

Who was Matt Smith's companion?

Come on. You must know that.

How do you not know that? Amy Pond.

Rory Pond.

Clara. And Clara Oswald.

The great Clara Oswald.

How did Matt Smith become the Doctor?

Well, I had two secret auditions

and they were in hotels, and I had to check in

under like a false name.

And then, I got cast

and I couldn't tell anyone for like six months.

It was really weird, but it was a great time.

I'm really proud of that show. I love Doctor Who.

I love Doctor Who.

And it's long, may it continue.

So, when was Matt Smith on Top Gear?

Oh God, I can't even remember, but I did quite well in it.

I came like fourth or fifth and it was a while ago.

I was young.

Is Matt Smith in The Crown?

Well, I was.

I played Prince Philip who's a fucking legend by the way.

Matt Smith fan mail address.

www.idontknow.com.

Where does Matt Smith live?

Never you mind.

And Matt Smith MCU.

Yeah, technically. Is it Marvel?

Yeah, it's a Marvel film.

Morbius, I think.

But it was made by Sony.

Who knows?

But I was in yeah, a sort of superhero vampire film

to varying degrees of success you might argue.

Here we go.

Matt Smith, James Bond. No.

Matt Smith, Austin Butler.

Couple of legends. Love Austin Butler.

What a fucking dude.

Matt Smith, Daemon Targaryen has to be,

unless I play another Daemon.

Matt Smith, Doctor Who return.

Well, you never know.

Does Matt Smith have tattoos? No, he doesn't.

Where did Matt Smith train? Train for what?

Being an actor? Nowhere.

Is Matt Smith nice? Yes.

Fucking right, I'm nice.

Was Matt Smith in Terminator Genisys?

Yes, I was.

Although, I dunno how memorable I was,

but I was certainly in it.

Where did Matt Smith grow up? Northampton in England.

Yeah, it's in the middle of the country and I still go back.

Loads of my best friends are from there.

Gotta keep it real, man. See you later.

Okay, what was Matt Smith's first role? Depends.

Are we talking first professional role?

It was in a play called Fresh Kills

at the Royal Court in London, in England.

And I played a male gigolo in New York

with one Phil Daniels and it had a brilliant Texan director

called Wilson Milam.

So, it was very American actually.

What does Matt Smith do for fun?

Drink Guinness and watch football.

What was Matt Smith's role in the Rise of Skywalker?

Who knows? Was I in the Rise of Skywalker?

What is the Rise of Skywalker?

What football team does Matt Smith support?

Blackburn Rovers because they are the one,

the only, the greatest.

Come on.

What is Matt Smith working on?

Right now, I'm doing a show called House of the Dragon

and I play a guy called Daemon Targaryen

and he's got blonde hair.

There's some funny ones in there.

Can Matt Smith grow a beard?

Why would Google know?

I mean, what the fuck does Google say to that?

Thank you, Wired. That's fun.

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