"We saw some amazing actresses for this part. But when Karen came through the door, the game was up — she was funny, clever, gorgeous and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it. A generation of little girls will want to be her. And a generation of little boys will want them to be her too."
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Steven Moffat, on casting Gillan as Amy Pond, as quoted in "Doctor Who assistant is unveiled" 29 May 2009)
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