In a recent interview with Home Media magazine Matt Smith was asked about his thoughts on Americanizing the Doctor. This year marks the first time that portions of the show were shot in the United States. Does the Doctor have to be a British driven show?

HM: It’s been said by you and others that Doctor Who is a quintessentially British show. Do you think there’ll ever be an American remake, and if so, who would be the Doctor?
Smith: An American version with an American Doctor? It might work. Johnny Depp would be a great Doctor.

HM: What time traveler from another film or TV show would you most want to meet?
Smith: If I could meet Marty (Michael J. Fox) from Back to the Future — the Doctor would love it. Or Doc, maybe. The Doc (Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown). They’d kind of get on, wouldn’t they? The Doctor would be looking at the car. Doc Brown would be looking at the TARDIS. And they be like, let’s race!

The full interview is on Home Media Magazine.

Do you think the Doctor should stay with the show’s British roots, or should newer Doctors have other nationalities?