I love how the doctor stops the “young and happy” act when he’s alone.

"Fear me, I've killed hundreds of Time Lords" "Fear me, I killed them all"

''I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out, moment by moment until nothing remained, no time, no space, just me''

The moment Matt Smith started to cry really hit me. This was such a moving scene. Would be amazing if he could return for the 60th anniversary

Interesting how the doctor stops pretending that he is a young man when nobody is around him. That breaks my heart

Matt Smith, being the youngest ever to play the Doctor, was so, so good at portraying just how old the Doctor was, and how much they have seen and lost.

How did I only realise just now he was talking about the toymaker at the laws of physics , after the specials it's so obvious

Instead of a gun, a screwdriver An extra heart for extra compassion Near-omniscience to know who is in pain Because, what the universe really needs... Is a Doctor

the most epic "come at me bro" in history

In each series there is a moment where the companion sees the real Doctor. He isn't a silly old man with a box, he's ancient and terrible, he has caused the deaths of entire civilizations and is feared by both the innocent and guilty alike. He is a god for many and hell incarnate for others. They notice this and for a second, they are also terrified of him. Then its over, and he's just a silly old man with a box again...

Matt being 25 at the start of Doctor Who and then leaving 3 years later, I'll forever and still miss him.

Gosh how many years passed... and still one of the best scenes and totally best speech of all doctors

This speech reminds me of the phrase River Song once said : "Everyone knows that everyone dies and nobody knows it like the Doctor, but I do think that all the skies of all the worlds might just turn dark if he ever, for one moment, accepts it."

10th doctor: regrets 11th doctor: forgets 12th doctor: accepts

The 11th doctor is an incredible character, He keeps up morale, he keeps everyones head over the water, he is the mechanic fixing everything while he himself is broken. “He may be the most broken person in this room, but he still stands and managed his way to fix all of those around him.” While other people show the doctors determination, anger, power, this doctor emphasises his grief.

I remember at least 1 producer leaving the show (Forgetting his name) he was outraged that a 27 year old was the new Doctor. He said "The Doctor can be young in appearance but the actor should be old enough that you believe he could be king of his own Universe" Of the many things that makes this so iconic and special this scene really leaves him with egg on his face. 1 of the reasons Matt was Cast was because he embodies an old man in a young man's body perfectly and this is the best example of that. So powerful 👌

The pain in his voice when he says "no time, no space-just me!" And "I have lost things you will never understand!" makes me cry even to this day. Matt Smith portrayed the Doctor's age and the pain of virtual immortality so well

"I've seen things you wouldn't believe, I've lost things you will never understand..." God, that broke me...

I would like to send this scene to everyone that is surprised by how Matt Smith is amazing in House of the Dragon, he's always been an incredible actor who truly can portrait the emotions and personality of a character.

I have the honor to present this speech in my drama class. This speech will always be in my heart and I can't wait to perform it

I always felt that the song they sang to Akhaten was more meant for the Doctor....

This will always be who the Doctor is, to me. When Eleven was being born, he fell from the sky and answered a scared little girl’s prayer to be saved. He was still forming, and so he formed himself into her protector. And here again. Even now, even still; standing between a scared kid and her scary monster, offering himself in her place. And he doesn’t even think he’s a hero. Maybe not. But he’s my hero anyways.

"No space, no time, just me..." That line gives me shivers !

2:45 that tear says it all!! Matt SOLD this performance!! And he will stand amongst the greatest of the Doctors!

*Aggressively adjusts bowtie*

I’ve only seen one comment on this. But. Can we just show some respect to that girls singing?

I have never enjoyed TV as good as these days. The music has got to be one of the greatest of all television at the time.

This speech hits especially considering the fact that the doctor had just lost Amy and Rory

Eccleston and Tennant showed us the anger of The Doctor. Smith showed us his grief.

Just me or would it be really awkward to scream that really emotional speech to a green screen

I don't have the eye to tell if this speech was recorded in the entirety from a single take, but if it was, it truly would remark upon the skill of Matt Smith as an actor. The way his emotions can pivot and crescendo is something brilliant to behold.

When I first watched this scene for the first time as a naive child I thought nothing of it- But now years later, having been through the things I have, the things people have confided in me, the lives I've seen either turn around or crumble- I understand this speech way more than I should

Everyone talks about the words of the speech. For me it's the body language. That single tear running down his face, the utter exhaustion after everything, the agony on his face of replaying he memories he tries so hard to forget. An old man trapped in a young body, trying so hard to do the right thing and not fall down the pit of despair. Its so awe inspiring. This moment is what made me love the eleventh doctor more than any other.

They really wrote some terrific speeches for Matt Smith...always so moving

For as beautiful a speech as this really is, the bit that genuinely brings me to tears is “Can you hear them singing”. Not just because it’s a beautiful song, but that idea that MUSIC perseveres and gives us strength. Music can commemorate, tell stories, break and mend hearts and I LOVE the idea of the Doctor taking immense pleasure in it. Also Murray Gold is a living legend.

This song now hits so much different with Bernard Cribbins' passing. Thank you for 66 years of TV and movie gold.

This was the scene where I truly realized that the Doctor is a broken man that does his best to keep a smile on his face for the sake of those around him

Brilliant Matt Smith Speeches in no particular order: 1. I am the Doctor. Basically...Run. 2. Pandorica speech. 3. Rings of Akhatan Speech. 4. Silence Confrontation. 5. Colonel Runaway. 6. Regeneration speech. 7. Speech over the phone after regeneration

“I know things, Secrets that must never be told, Knowledge that must never be spoken” . That line is crazy to think about, the doctor literally is a one of a kind being in his universe. His own name is literally knowledge that must never be spoken.

He was honestly the best doctor. Truly portraying what he was and how he felt.

This is why I loved Matt. I don't care who wrote his speeches, his delivery was just the greatest. Every speech was intense and so full of energy, you could tell just how much he loved the character.

One sentient sun, a star of incomprehensible power, versus the last Time Lord. The poor star never had a chance.

This is by far my favorite Doctor Who speech. Very powerful. The emotion in Matt's voice and passion in which he delivers it. Masterpiece. It never fails to give me goosebumps and choke me up. I feel people often overlook Eleven, which is a shame. He embodies the very essence of the Doctor. He's whimsical, quirky, fun, kind, chaotic, broken, angry, and even a little dark. He has layers much like the show itself. This speech along with David's 'So much more,' and Peters, 'Can't I just lose', sum up who the Doctor is. A broken tired old man who sacrifices himself time and again for everything and everyone, and he does it alone. Doesn't do it to be thanked. But because it's right. Because it's kind.

almost 10 years of this episode and still giving me those tears

This is the clearest instance where you can hear the old man trapped in a young doctor's body.

Thousands of years of pain and loss unleashed in a timespan of 3 minutes and 35 seconds…

A brilliant speech and a powerful one. He always puts on a brave face with laughter and joy, but in fact he’s carrying a very great pain and guilt. That’s what makes him such an interesting character.

"I have seen a few things" Understatement of the year...

When Matt says "I've lost things you will never understand" is he referring to his fez from S05E13?

Rose went away, So the Doctor is blue Ask Donna, “Where’s the Doctor?” She’ll reply, “Doctor Who?” Sarah Jane, and Martha, And now both the Ponds Had their fun with the Doctor And now they’ve all gone. So ask me again Why the TARDIS is blue: There’s a sad man inside With both hearts torn in two.

This one of the moments of "NuWho" that causes tears to come to your eyes. Like the Song of Freedom moment from S4, Vincent going to the gallery in S5. Moffat was the master at causing emotions to come pouring out. Especially with Murray Golds AMAZING music. This is truly epic,. In the words of Doctor 9, "FANTASTIC".

I know that this has been said before, but that a planet, an entire planet couldn't withstand even a fraction of the pain that the Doctor carries with him every moment ....

I can not even begin to describe how powerful that last moment is when he drops his head. It’s almost as if he wanted his memories to be taken because he had suffered too much pain, too much loss. But in this moment he realised he could never forget and that he would have to live with it for the rest of his life. Worse still, he could never share it with anyone. In this moment he is truly alone

There's some misconceptions here. The Doctor didn't forget anything, he relived his memories and shared them with Akhaten. Not just the Time War either every day of his abnormally long life was relived. That's why he starts crying, he remembers the lives he's lost, the people he's killed. The things he's done. I personally think that's why he nearly passes out, every bad moment in 1300 years Laid bare. Everything he ran from. It's too much for anyone

I really have a lot of respect and admiration for the emotion and ferocity that Matt Smith displays during this speech, especially when you realize that he was most likely just yelling at a green screen

He was ready to go right then and there, to save those people 😢. He believed this was his last regeneration too, so that would've been it.

I'm gonna get so much hate for this but it has to be said. 11 was way better then 10 11 had the epic speeches the emotion and the energy. He was like a quirky college science teacher who had lived for thousands of years and I had no trouble believing that beneath that youthful face was an aged and damaged man.

3:23 that moment you deliever a speech so good your head falls off

You know, at the end of it, when he bows his head and the sun parasite dies, it almost felt like the doctor wanted it to take all his memories away, as if he could finally go out in a blaze of glory and have a good rest.

My god just such a perfect emotional scene the Doctors entire speech, and Akhaten’s puzzled then seemly horrified look as it tries to comprehend everything the Doctor has experienced speaks such volumes.

This scene is so great that I actually cried.

Can we take a moment to appreciate the emotion he put into this? Also how he fixed his bow tie made me smile, he was like "Right. I'm gonna make you fat and give you diabetes"

So the Doctor referring to being in a universe where the rules were created by a madman is referring to the Toymaker’s realm?

I lole how Ahkaten took one look into the doctor's head and just went 'nope'. Looked right into the time war and just said 'you need therapy' and imploded.

Matt Smith is incredible. Kind of ironic how the youngest ever Doctor, managed to portray just how old the Doctor really was and all the things he has lived.

"I saw the birth of the universe, and I watched as time ran out, moment by moment!" that line reminds me of the fandom, and how we view Matt Smith's Doctor. He was our everything for a long time, and when we saw him for the first time in the show, at the very end of The End of Time, we saw the "birth of the universe" so to say. In Christmas 2013, we watched as time ran out for him, moment by moment. until nothing remained for us that night. No time with him and, no space in which he existed. Just us.

I will always remember when the Doctor was him.

She has a very beautiful voice, I couldn’t sing like that at her age

“I have lost things you will never understand” I think that has to be one of the most powerful lines I’ve heard. Everyone can relate to it, it’s not unique, but at the same time none of those billions of experiences are the same. Just memories that will never be full comprehended but at the same time can all be empathised with. And that’s the irony of the sentence that drives it home for me. “No one can understand it, but everyone can relate to it”

“Can you _hear_ them?” “All these people who lived in terror of you and your ‘judgment?’” “All these people whose ancestors devoted themselves, sacrificed themselves to _you_ ?” “Can you hear them singing.” “Oh, you like to think you’re a god.” “But you’re not a god.” “You’re just a _parasite_ eaten out with _jealousy_ and _envy_ and _longing for the lives of others_ .” “ _YOU FEED ON THEM_ , on the memory of love and loss and birth and death and joy and sorrow.” “So...” “So...come on then. Take mine. _Take my memories_ .” “But I hope you’ve got a big appetite because I’ve _lived_ a _long life_ and I have seen a few things.” “I walked away from the Last Great Time War.” “I marked the passing of the Time Lords.” “I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out moment by moment until nothing remained.” “No time. No space. Just me!” “I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman!” “And I have watched universes freeze and creations burn.” “I have seen things you wouldn’t believe!” “I have _lost_ things you will _never_ understand!” “And I know things, secrets that must never be told, knowledge that must never be spoken, *KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE PARASITE GODS BLAZE!!!* “ “So _come on_ , then! Take it! Take it all, baby! Have it!” “ _YOU HAVE IT ALL_ !!!”

This is, definitely, my favourite moment in all Doctor Who, a most powerful music, impeccable performance, beautiful script, it has everything

"I have lost things you would never understand..." Tears my heart out, second only to when he pulls his bowtie off before his regeneration.

Me: No one can ever surpass Tennant. Don't even try. Smith: Fish fingers and custard Me: Damn you here we go again

"I HAVE LOST THINGS YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND" (enter fez being blown up by River Song)

I think he was referring to Amy and Rory(and probably to a lesser extent at this point, Rose and Donna) when he says "I have lost things you will never understand" This is the Doctor arguably at his lowest point since he lost Donna, and, this might ruffle a few feathers, but I think losing the Ponds so suddenly and so permanently hit him even harder than losing Rose and Donna did. And of course, let's not forget the Time War, he lost his home, his people, his entire society and every single one of his species. Shout out to that little girl singing by the way, she absolutely _carried_ this scene. Her voice could have made or broken this scene and she definitely achieved the former... The choir joining in gives me goosebumps every time. You gotta appreciate when the child actors are really good, because so often they just aren't.

Matt Smith is an amazing actor, he was a brilliant Doctor. Watching him in House of the Dragon is such a joy.

Matt Smith did 'old man in a young body' better than anyone else I have ever seen.

"I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman!" This may have been just a dramatic sentence for Eleven to say, but I still always attribute it to The Three Doctors special when Two and Three were in the antimatter universe that was maintained by Omega.

2:48 University math students telling a primary school numeracy student about what they have learned

This is maybe my favorite scene in the entire show. Ten will always be my favorite doctor, but this scene, is so moving, so powerful, so beautiful it still brings tears to my eyes.

I love the mix of people in the comments. Most of the comments: Saying how amazing this is and how amazing Smith is. Other people: *Hehe Clara got l e a f*

Rings of Akhaten is a really underrated masterpeace

I feel this was less self sacrifice but a realization that the doctor had the chance to end all his suffering

I hated when Matt Smith became the new doctor, I said that David was my doctor, but this... this episode changed my mind, and he began to grow on me.

That moment at the end, when the star collapses, and he slumps down as if crushed by the weight of all those memories. It's a beautiful image and an epic scene.

You can tell the doctor just wants to die. He is tired of people he loves and cares about leaving him or dying with no way of saving them. He’s tired of all the heartbreak and loss he’s gone through his long life. He just wants to rest and stop going though all that pain. But he knows that if he ever does eventually die, it will mean the end of everything eventually and countless lives will scream in pain. So he keeps living through all that pain and experiencing more and more pain and loss, so no one else has to.

I haven't watched a single season of doctor who since it looks daunting with the huge lore and multiple seasons but with clips like these I understand why the show is special. One day I'll start the journey.

one of the best scenes i have ever seen...Matt Smith...not enough praises given to this man, the loneliness of the doctor, the pain. speechless

The moment you realized how old Eleven felt and that he was ready to die.

I... I... I mean, Matt was awesome and all in this speech, you can see he gave all of himself and so on, and acting is not an easy thing, but I would love to see David perform this speech, omg, it would be awesome

8 years later and still one of the best monologs in sci-fi history. I still get goosebumps each time I see it. I know that David Tennant is most people's favorite doctor, but I don't believe he could have done it better. The nuances, self reflection and pain.

In this moment I honestly think the doctor was talking about himself. Feeding off the lives of his companions. He's alone in the universe and the only way he can truly be alive is to exist in the presence of other lives.

Wait... "Take my memories." The man who forgets...

"Okay, Matt, we're going to need to to talk to the void while pretending you're a 1200 year old alien inhabiting the body of a young man who has the experience and influence of a living God, while speaking to an even alien sun that feeds on the memories and stories of an entire race of people. How's that work for you?"

When he says "on the memory of love and loss and birth and death and joy and sorrow, so..." Its like he got the idea to get his memories take because he has suffered a lot.

Rings of Akhaten is my favourite smith episode. This is my favourite speech I want matt to come back

Now, whenever I have to say the phrase "Well come on then", instead of saying it in a chipper, happy way like "Well, come on then we have things to do," my immediate reaction is to go "WELL COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON THEN, we have things to do."

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that girl's singing? I mean, that is one impressive octave range.

What’s so great about this speech is that everything he talks about is something that we’ve seen him do, he’s not just talking about some vague thing that makes him sound cool and mysterious, we know there’s meaning behind every word he says We’ve seen him watch time run out (Pandorica/Big Bang 2) We’ve seen him walked in universes where the laws of physics where devised by a madman (Toymaker 60’s) In fairness ‘Universes Freeze’ and ‘Creations Burn’ are just vague but still!

I just realised this is the moment he becomes the doctor who forgets