From 2014 to 2017, Peter Capaldi starred as Doctor Who’s Twelfth Doctor, the first in a series of new regenerations that the Time Lords gave to Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor in “The Time of The Doctor.” Though Capaldi isn’t interest in returning to the franchise, he has no issue talking about his time on the beloved sci-fi series. That includes reflecting on the reason why he kept apologizing to the Doctor Who cast and crew while he was delivering his lines.
While every Doctor is unique in their own ways, one of the things they share in common is frequently delivering complicated exposition and fantastical, kooky sci-fi jargon. It’s entertaining for viewers to listen to, but as Peter Capaldi explained during his appearance on Half the Example, the tradeoff was that there was no way for him to completely memorize all his lines. However, he came up with a cheat to solve this problem, though it’s one that other actors who played The Doctor had come up with on their own, too:
