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" Most of the characters I'm drawn to, as an actor, are ones that are quite intensely lonely and a bit lost and are looking for some kind of redemptive answer. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think there are pros and cons to social networking, but on a social, personal level, it's just not for me. "

" Merlin was five years of my life. I enjoyed every year, every day. I had a brilliant time on it. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I wanted to do more. "

" I've read a lot of Terry Pratchett's stuff, probably from when I was, like, 14. "

" You can't take on the qualities of a character that you'd never be cast in - and no one would ever cast you in. "

" 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. "

" Merlin was very definitely supposed to be an old man guiding the young Arthur to the throne. "

" Anybody who's into Arthurian legends will appreciate that they are being re-told. The Arthurian legends have been developed and re-told over the years. "

" If I had auditioned for 'Merlin' on magic alone, I don't think I'd have got it. Like any kid, I probably had a magic kit, but it's not something I ever pursued. I've never watched a magic show like David Copperfield or used him to base my character on, but I really like David Blaine and Darren Brown. They are doing wonders. "

" 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. "

" I'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals. "

" I guess there's always a search for happiness. "

" In any kid's relationship with their parents, there's always an influence there. You always want to do them proud. "

" Because it was one of my favorites from the Arthurian legend, one of the things that I really enjoyed doing was the legend of the crystal cave. In my head, it was fun to imagine what it was going to look like because there was a lot of CGI involved, in seeing visions of the future reflected within crystals. "

" There's no social media or Googling yourself. You only have to do it once to learn never to do it again. "

" I can't actually pinpoint anything that made me want to be an actor - I just did. And then anything after that just fueled it. "

" You always want to be part of something you're so passionate about. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It doesn't have to happen for anybody at all, this acting game, so you have to count your blessings. If I am lucky that the right things have come along at the right time, I'm just going to ride that wave. "

" As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Any kids out there, don't base your homework on 'Merlin.' Just enjoy it and then read the books. "

" Everyone in London, Wales, and France made the 'Merlin' experience a very, very special one. "

" Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that. "

" I'm delighted to be joining the cast of 'The Fall' for what is going to be an exciting and gripping second series. "

" I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are. "

" You look for comic relief in difficult times. "

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