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" 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. "

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" 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

" 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. "

Colin Morgan

Actor

Made

" '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. "

" 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

Show

Grow

" You immediately hear the word 'Merlin,' you think magic, you think adventure, excitement - you also think 'an old man.' "

" 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. "

" You look for comic relief in difficult times. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I always look for the character that gets into your guts and tells you, 'You have to play this.' You have to be brave enough to let everything else go and let the character guide you. When I read a script, I look for that kind of pull. "

Colin Morgan

Character

Enough

" It's weird to be recognised anywhere. The cost of living your dream, acting, is being recognised. "

" 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

You

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Allan Cubitt has written exceptional material, and I feel very privileged to be working with him and the very talented cast. "

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

Colin Morgan

Think

Personal

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

" I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me. "

Colin Morgan

Love

Inspirational

" 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 never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good. "

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

" If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested. "

Colin Morgan

Not Interested

Interested

" 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. "

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

" 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. "