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"She's super smart, but super oblivious, AND INSANELY CLUMSY!"
Anne Boonchuy on Marcy Wu, Amphibia, "Marcy at the Gates"

"Would you mind resuming your seat before you wreck the entire house?"
Mrs. Grubb, Carry On Loving

"Nurse Dawson! Are you training for nursing or demolition?"
Sister, Carry On Nurse

Matt Smith: (moves to put his arm on the back of the couch, accidentally throws water bottle) Whoop! (picks up bottle) Sorry.
Steven Moffat: (stares at him) You were sitting still! (audience laughs) How could you drop something upwards when you're sitting still?!
Matt: It's been a childhood affliction, I'm afraid. (audience laughs)
Steven: That's how clumsy he is! He's clumsy when he's not in motion!

"Terrifying Fact Number Two, is that I've just watched Matt Smith carrying a flaming torch on screen. Oh, it's for such a thrilling scene in Episode 12. Really and truly, magnificent and epic. A proper movie moment. But never mind that, it's Matt carrying a FLAMING TORCH. Look, Matt's lovely, he's a magnificent, brand new, hilarious, heartbreaking, heroic Doctor — but the fact is, if that man walks into a room with a coffee then it's only so long before you're wearing it. No, really, clumsiest man on earth. He walks like he’s in a constant state of surprise at his own limbs. I remember when he turned up at a Worldwide meeting really early on, and the first thing he did was spill a cup of coffee over a rather lovely woman. Naturally she giggled, flushed and introduced her mother. (Ahh, life when you're Matt! I accidentally made eye contact with the same woman — she phoned the police and shot me in the face.) On the way out he apologised to a completely different woman for the coffee incident. 'That was the wrong woman,' I said, as he went out the doors. 'Nope,' he replied, 'That was the second cup.'

Oh, and there was the top secret, very special, extra readthrough for Episode 10 (I'm talking that up, but what the hell) and Matt came striding in with a GUITAR ON HIS BACK. I have honestly never seen a whole roomful of people flatten themselves against a wall with such a high-pitched squeal of terror. Except Karen, of course, who trotted along behind him without a care in the world. Oh, the horror as the Doctor spun and chatted and coffeed a series of delighted women. How that guitar arced and scythed! Swish! Get down, Karen! Swish! Karen, save yourself! Swish! Not her face, Matt, NOT HER FACE!! Ah, the memories. You know, to this day I'm not sure if Matt knew he had a guitar on his back — he might just have collided with a musician."

Phoenix Wright: These must be the dishes and glasses they use for receptions. Very fancy. I bet we'd be in big trouble if we broke any of them.
Maya Fey: Ooh! I wanna see, Nick!
Phoenix: You, young lady, need to stay far, far away from them.
Maya: Nick! You think I'm going to break them, don't you?!
Phoenix: Let's just say your rap sheet for breaking things doesn't help your case.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, Case 6-DLC: "Turnabout Time Traveler"

Edward: "What"? Look! Look what you've done!
Jo: Well, I'm sorry, I wasn't concentrating.
Edward: Exactly. Exactly. That's your trouble, your entire trouble. You never concentrate and look what happens.

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