Doctor Who in Empire Magazine

Empire Magazine has a feature on series 8 in their issue out on Thursday. In the article, Peter commented

It can become a kind of franchise where it's not a real character at all, but just an amalgam of elements that people think are Doctor Who: a scarf, a bow tie... I wanted to be the actual Doctor Who. He's more alien than he's been for a while. He doesn't quite understand human beings or really care very much about their approval. Doctor Who was a part of being a kid in the '60s with The Beatles and Sunday Night At The London Palladium and smog and bronchitis and all that stuff. I think it's part of my DNA.

Jenna said

With Matt's Doctor [Clara] felt quite safe, really. She knew she'd be caught if she was in danger, but this guy is a lot less human-friendly and a lot less patient. He's more removed and inaccessible. You can't quite access him in the same way.