Colin Morgan Quotes
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In any kid's relationship with their parents, there's always an influence there. You always want to do them proud.
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I've read a lot of Terry Pratchett's stuff, probably from when I was, like, 14.
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My sights have always been on acting, on the creative process, never the lifestyle. Growing up in Northern Ireland when I did, everything was against you if you wanted to do something like that. But I was determined.
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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.
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I guess there's always a search for happiness.
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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.
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Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that.
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I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are.
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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.
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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.
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There's no social media or Googling yourself. You only have to do it once to learn never to do it again.
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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.
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I'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals.
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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.
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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.
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I'm still too hungry for whatever comes next.
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It's weird to be recognised anywhere. The cost of living your dream, acting, is being recognised.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself.
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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.
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I think there are pros and cons to social networking, but on a social, personal level, it's just not for me.
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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.