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" Allan Cubitt has written exceptional material, and I feel very privileged to be working with him and the very talented cast. "
Colin Morgan
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Cast
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" Who wouldn't want to be wizard, at least for a day, as long as you didn't have the dilemmas and the situations that Merlin was thrown into. I'd be happy if you could actually use the powers to have a bit of fun and do something good for the world and maybe for yourself, whereas Merlin's kind of limited in that he has to look after Arthur. "
Colin Morgan
Yourself
Be Happy
Day
" Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that. "
Colin Morgan
Things
Responsible
Out
" You immediately hear the word 'Merlin,' you think magic, you think adventure, excitement - you also think 'an old man.' "
Colin Morgan
Man
You
Think
" For me, it's all I've wanted to do. I did local plays and productions, local theater groups and anything that involved it. And then, I went and studied it, attended drama school and got my first lucky break in the theater in London, and just went from there. "
Colin Morgan
First
Lucky
London
" So many different countries have got their version of what Merlin is: the Scottish say he Scottish, the Welsh say he's Welsh, the French say he's French. "
Colin Morgan
Scottish
Different
Got
" Everyone in London, Wales, and France made the 'Merlin' experience a very, very special one. "
Colin Morgan
Special
Everyone
London
" I think, as a kid, whenever you say you want to be an actor, you get discouraged, so perhaps if I had have listened to those people telling me that, I might have gone down the route of a teacher. But I was never really going to do that. "
Colin Morgan
Teacher
Me
You
" The big, big block in the Arthur/Merlin friendship is the status issue, that Merlin is the servant and Arthur is royalty, and in that time, princes did not socialize with their servants; that wasn't the done thing. It just so happens that their relationship, their friendship, is strong: they have been through the thick and the thin of it all. "
Colin Morgan
Relationship
Friendship
Time
" I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good. "
Colin Morgan
Think
Good
Quality
" In any kid's relationship with their parents, there's always an influence there. You always want to do them proud. "
Colin Morgan
Parents
Influence
Proud
" To do stories that I love, scripts that I love, and work with people who are passionate about them and passionate about projects - whether that's on stage or television or film, that's the kind of environment I want to work in. "
Colin Morgan
People
Environment
Love
" For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion. "
Colin Morgan
Passion
Work
Change
" You have to strike while the iron is hot. You have to take downtime to see friends and family, but my passion is acting: pursuing those scary, challenging characters and working with passionate people. "
Colin Morgan
Friends And Family
You
Passion
" Nowadays, kids know how a programme like Merlin is made and how it works. But the show just seems to grow in popularity the more it goes on. "
Colin Morgan
More
Show
Grow
" I read 'The Crystal Cave' book by Mary Stewart, and I thought it was a really, really interesting part of the legend, in which Merlin could enter into the cave with these crystals and see reflections of the future in them and learn how to use that and harness those powers for himself. "
Colin Morgan
Book
Interesting
See
" Any Arthurian enthusiast who has watched 'Merlin' has probably concluded that it's not accurate whatsoever - but, it's not meant to be. It's not meant to be a true telling. It's in a fantasy setting, it's really concentrating on the fantasy element. "
Colin Morgan
True
Who
Telling
" When I think of Camelot, I think of the castle in France where we film, but I think it's wrong to lock it down to one place because it's all part of our imagination. They are legends for a reason. Their stories have endured for hundreds of years and, hopefully, they will for hundreds of years to come. "
Colin Morgan
Imagination
Down
Think
" The enormous responsibility and protectiveness a man has to feel towards his family when they are threatened was a revelation to me. I have now experienced manhood. "
Colin Morgan
Man
Family
Feel
" Any kids out there, don't base your homework on 'Merlin.' Just enjoy it and then read the books. "
Colin Morgan
Your
Books
Kids
" I'm still too hungry for whatever comes next. "
Colin Morgan
Too
Whatever
Still
" Doors that presented themselves before, which I couldn't walk through, are at least there. And there are a few keyholes I can pick. "
Colin Morgan
I Can
Doors
Before
" 'The Living And The Dead' is one of those scripts that you read and are instantly compelled and engaged by. It's intelligent, chilling, and engrossing. "
Colin Morgan
You
Living
Intelligent
" Merlin was very definitely supposed to be an old man guiding the young Arthur to the throne. "
Colin Morgan
Throne
Man
Young
" Hats off to Julian and Johnny, the producers, for sticking to their guns with the five-season story arc of 'Merlin'. It would have been too easy to give in to demand and stretch the show on beyond their original plan because of its incredible success. "
Colin Morgan
Guns
Easy
Hats
" I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are. "
Colin Morgan
Happy
Doing
Sometimes
" You always want to be part of something you're so passionate about. "
Colin Morgan
You
Always
Passionate
" I cannot wait to come back to Glasgow. I know the place like the back of my hand. In fact, one of the jobs I had as a student was in Cineworld. And I was always at gigs in King Tut's, Nice 'n' Sleazy's and the Barras. I played Ultimate Frisbee down on Glasgow Green and pulled pints in O'Neill's on Queen Street. "
Colin Morgan
Nice
Queen
King
" The fantasy genre is so in at the moment. Viewers want to escape from their lives and watch something that is so separate from their everyday existence. People have always wanted to escape their lives - that's why they go to movies and the theatre. "
Colin Morgan
Escape
Moment
Movies
" The fans are so supportive. It's amazing when you work on something for so long and find that your fans match your passion - and in many cases exceed it. That's really gratifying. "
Colin Morgan
Amazing
Find
Long
" If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested. "
Colin Morgan
Not Interested
Interested