palindromepoet: Who is the bigger goofball on set?
Okay, I HAVE to know — who is the bigger goofball on set: Matt or Jenna?
MATT: Is it me?
JENNA: You’re a bigger goofball than me.
MATT: I probably am the bigger goofball.
JENNA [to Matt]: You like to tease. You like to wind people up. As time’s gone on you can see Matt try to find his way in on what he can tease me about.
MATT: Yeah, I’m still trying to work that out.
a-burgler-who-rings-the-doorbell: Jenna, what’s the best thing about being on Doctor Who?
p.s- you’re beautiful + i love you both
JENNA: The fact that every single day is something completely new and different. You can literally walk onto a set and be in one world and then the next day it’s ripped down and suddenly you’re like in Victorian Yorkshire. By locations and casting, I don’t think there’s any other show like it.
life-in-the-macro: Jenna, how are the avocados?
(When Jenna found out that she got the part on Doctor Who, she was in a shop holding an avocado.)
MATT: Dude, she eats avocados, like, every hour. Breakfast this morning: chopped avocado on toast.
JENNA [laughs]: I did!
MATT: She loves avocados. It’s no surprise to me that that’s what you would buy.
JENNA: But I was literally holding it. It was in the palm of my hand as I answered the phone. That’s why I didn’t know what to do.
MATT: Did you eat that avocado?
JENNA: No I had to put it back.
MATT: No way!
JENNA: Because I can’t check out now! I can’t! I was just like “What do I do?” I had a basket full of things and I just left it. I didn’t know where to go or what to do. I went for a walk. And I had no socks on and I got sore feet. I just slipped out of the house to go to the market.
MATT: Classic.
battysoprano: Jenna: What is your favorite thing to cook (with or without avocados?)
Hi, guys! You’re awesome! Thanks for all that you do.
My question is for Jenna. (But Matt can answer it too because obviously my goal is to get recipe tips from the stars.) I know that you found out that you were going to be in Doctor Who while holding an avocado. So my question is inspired by that avocado, as a college grad trying to learn how to cook. What is your favorite thing to cook (with or without avocados)?
(happy holidays!!! I hope you both get lots of wonderful time with the people you love!)
Hugs,
Holly
JENNA: I do like to cook but I haven’t cooked for awhile.
MATT: Avocados on toast!
mattsmithhasabadger: What was your weirdist encounter with a fan?
MATT: I don’t know, many things. One told me I look like a hedgehog.
JENNA [laughs]: A hedgehog?
MATT: A pet hedgehog. This was in Wales. She said I looked like her pet hedgehog.
JENNA: That is the weirdest.
MATT: One, hedgehogs are flea ridden. Who has a hedgehog for a pet? And two, that is bordering on insulting.
JENNA: You know it’s funny because, you’d think this would be the weirdest one [for me], but it’s not because it’s true: “So you’re a Dalek?” That’s kind of the question I get asked the most.
sagemerchant: Not a question but…
I LOVE YOU GUYS <3
MATT: Thank you very much! We love you too!
thefacelessdoctor: For Matt: What can we expect for the rest of the season?!
For Matt:What can we expect for the rest of the season?!
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Matt: Can’t reveal much but there are eight episodes [and the Christmas Special] on their way!
cumberkitty: What are on your christmas lists?
These are for both:What are on your Christmas lists?
MATT: Record player. Old vintage record player.
JENNA: Oh that’s cool! I have not got that far yet. Just lots of nice food with all my family.
ladysilverserenity: Jenna, Has your experience with the show thus far met your expectations?
To Jenna:
Has your experience with the show thus far met your expectations?
I don’t really know if you can ever really know what to expect. I mean it’s such high energy and it goes so quick. I didn’t know what to expect.
bafflinglauren: If you could master any one skill instantly, what would it be?
Hello, this is for Matt and Jenna-Louise.
If you could master any one skill instantly, what would it be?
JENNA [immediately]: Piano!
MATT: Oh yeah. Piano is a big one. That’s a big one.
JENNA: I just, I love it.
MATT: Yeah, piano would be amazing.
westendmelody: What secret hidden talents have you got that we may not necessarily get to see on the show?
A question for both Matt and Jenna:
What secret hidden talents have you got that we may not necessarily get to see on the show?
MATT: I’ve got quite a few actually.
JENNA: Really?
MATT: The secret super talent? I am telepathic but I just don’t tell anyone.
allrightcallmefred:Which of your characters would win in a snowball fight?
Hello Matt and Jenna! A quick doodle for you. My question is: Which of your characters would win in a snowball fight?
MATT: Pfft, there’s only one winner…
MATT & JENNA [simultaneously]: Me.
MATT: Are you joking?? [JENNA: Are you kidding?]
MATT: Alright, let me tell you the advantages I have. Wisdom, 900 years. Height. Pace.
JENNA: He is clumsier!
MATT: Man, there wouldn’t even be a fight.
JENNA: No The Doctor would get it wrong. He’d melt it by accident. Like, you’d think you’re gonna do it really really well and then suddenly something would go wrong. Or you’d get distracted or you’d come up with this incredible, amazing plan and then like stumble over a rock and then I’d win.
MATT: Definitely not…. Agree to disagree? Doctor. Come on, we all know Doctor.
girlwiththeredcamera: If you had to choose the first song someone would ever listen to, what would it be?
MATT: I listen to it all the time. Herb Alpert, “This Guy’s in Love with You.” It’s great. Get it in your ears.
JENNA: I’m gonna go for “I Want You Back” by the Jackson 5 because I used to dance to it in my bedroom and it always makes me happy.
MATT: Good song!
chasingmyinstinct: What bands would you recommend me to listen to considering the fact that your taste in music is exquisite?
Hello Matt and Jenna, this is Marla reporting all the way from south of the Equator;;
What bands would you recommend me to listen to considering the fact that your taste in music is exquisite?
MATT: Oh yeah. This is an important question to me. Radiohead, Arcade Fire…. People need to check out a band called Tribes as well.
JENNA: Yeah, I’ve heard a lot about them. They play in Camden right?
MATT: Yeah.
JENNA: I like Oasis.
jayuna:Anything you’d like to say to the many doctor who cosplayers out there?
Hi Matt and Jenna!! I love your Doctor so much Matt and I can’t wait to see what Jenna brings to the table! :)
To the both of you, how does it feel to see cosplayers put a lot of time, money and effort into essentially copying and wanting to be you? Matt’s doctor has become a really popular one to do and even many Oswin’s have popped up. Do you find it flattering? Anything you’d like to say to the many doctor who cosplayers out there?
Thanks! :D
~Jackie
MATT: Yeah, I love cosplay. If you go to Comic Con, all the guys are in bow ties and tweed jackets or David’s old coat. Or they’ll be in an Oswin dress.
JENNA: I saw, the day before I moved to Cardiff to start this job, a little boy, a mini Doctor! A mini Doctor like literally walked past me with a screwdriver and everything. Just walking past me on the street.
MATT: I think it’s brilliant and it makes those events even more exciting for us to see everyone dressed up.
ihoptowaffles: When you were younger did either of you have imaginary friends?
When you were younger did either of you have imaginary friends? If so, what sorts of adventures did you go on/pretend to have?
MATT: Yes, I had an imaginary kangaroo friend called Roo.
JENNA: Awww!
MATT: I was very clumsy and I used to break things and my mum went, you know, “Who’s done that?” And I would say, “It’s the kangaroo!” I was only three. [JENNA laughs] Honestly, swear to God! I had an imaginary friend called Roo. [To JENNA] Did you have one?
JENNA: Nah, I didn’t but I wish I did.
MATT: Hey, come hang out with Roo anytime.
JENNA [laughs]: Aw, thanks. You’d share Roo with me?
MATT: Yeah he’s great.
JENNA: I’d like to meet Roo.
MATT: Oh he’s wild!
tinacohenchangs: Do either of you have any ‘fandoms’ you feel passionately about?
Hello, Matt and Jenna!
Firstly, I have to say how inspiring you both are to me and thank you for that.
I have a question for both of you to answer, too:
As you know, a lot of us are part of the Doctor Who fandom. Do either of you have any ‘fandoms’ you feel passionately about?
MATT: Yeah, Blackburn Rovers. Breaking Bad. Walking Dead. You know, and movies. Movies, movies, movies.
JENNA: Yeah, Breaking Bad. [I’m] just getting back to watching films.
rubenlikestheinternet: Who would you like to see play a baddie on the show?
JENNA: Oh, that’s a good question! I know who you [Matt] would. Michelle Pfeiffer!
MATT: Yeah, but I don’t know if she’d be my sole baddy. Do you know who I love at the moment? Kevin Bacon.
JENNA: Really?
MATT: Yeah. I love his adverts. [JENNA laughs] I think they are amazing. I kind of love Kevin Bacon.
JENNA: Ah, there are so many people…who would be a good baddy? Toby Kebbell! He’d be a good baddy!
thesouffleegirl: Dear Jenna: have you ever successfully baked a soufflé?
JENNA: No I have not but I feel like maybe I should try.
clearascountryair: Can either of you moonwalk?
JENNA: No.
MATT: No but I want to.
imthegirlinthecorner: Where is you favorite place to shop?
Dear Matt and Jenna,
First of all, HELLO!
And this is the….
Thank you for holding this Tumblr Q/A session! Well here’s the question:
Directed towards both of you: Where is you favorite place to shop?
Love from the U.S,
Taylor
MATT: In New York, I like a place called Opening Ceremony. And I like Acne. And a place called Dover Street Market. [JENNA: Ahh, Dover Street Market!] If any of those shops are on Tumblr….
JENNA: Ehmm, where do I like to shop…Where did I last go when I was in New York? Apparently there’s a place called Number 6 that I’m going to try. Artists and Fleas is really cool. [points to her blouse] I got this from Artists and Fleas last time I was in New York.
alwaysmyraggedydoctor: could you please tell me about the first thing that pops into your head righhhhhhht NOW?
So I just like hearing about people’s lives, so this question is for both of you:
could you please tell me about the first thing that pops into your head righhhhhhht NOW?
MATT: You’re wearing a lovely blue jumper!
JENNA: You have to say it again and see what happens!
MATT: Please tell me the first thing that pops into your head! Right now!
JENNA: Cold Diet Coke!
i-absolutely-trust-him: Matt: What is the best piece of advice you have ever received that you still use to this day?
MATT: “Time is an imposition on one’s dignity” —my father.
jedidoctor:Dear Matt & Jenna: Do you two have any nicknames for each other?
MATT: Do you have a nickname for me?
JENNA: Matty. [MATT laughs]
JENNA: What do you call me? ‘J’? Jen?
MATT: ‘J Lo. Coleman.’ I’ve actually started calling you ‘Coleman.’
JENNA: Yeah you have. In fact, you are the only person who does that.
MATT: Hey, that’s what I do with people!
constellations-through-time: How has being on the show affected your beliefs about the world and the importance of humanity in all of time and space?
First of all, I need a few minutes to cry about how wonderful doctor who is, and the doctor who tumblr team. I don’t know who you are, but you people are AMAZING and i can never thank you guys enough for giving the fans the opportunity to have a Who&A!!!
Matt: A lot of people (myself included) say that doctor who has changed their life, by opening their mind to new possibilities and expanding their beliefs in what is possible within our universe. How has being on the show affected your beliefs about the world and the importance of humanity in all of time and space?
MATT: Yeah, it’s really encouraged an interest in science—genuinely—and thinking in a scientific way. I read a lot about Einstein, Richard Dawkins, and all that sort of stuff. And I love the idea and notion of time travel. I think it’s magic! It’s got me thinking about it a lot. And the morality of The Doctor is a great benchmark for anyone.
captainslogst: Matt, in your opinion who is the greatest football player ever?
MATT: Can I give you my top 5 though? In no particular order:
Ronaldo — there’s two Ronaldos, there’s the Brazilian and the Portuguese.
an-excess-of-tennant: Matt, do you ever get weirded out or overwhelmed by the fan following?
MATT: No! Because it’s what makes the show special and we LOVE the fans.
imthealphabutt: If you ran a Tumblr… What would the main focus be? (e.g., Cats, Socks, Bowties…)
JENNA: I’d like to do a photography Tumblr. Or I’d like to do one about anything that inspires you during the day. Like pictures, or a poem, or a little quote or a thought. I do have loads of quote books and things I read.
MATT: My best friend Alex Bond because he is an extraordinary human being.
And that’s just about it! For now…
MATT: Thanks for writing in everyone! And this Tumblr is cool. Keep adding to it and making it amazing. And [we’re] going to contribute to it by posting some stuff in the future!
JENNA: Yeah, we’ll come up with some treats!
