Colin Morgan Quotes
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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Doors that presented themselves before, which I couldn't walk through, are at least there. And there are a few keyholes I can pick.
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I guess there's always a search for happiness.
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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'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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.
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I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.
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You look for comic relief in difficult times.
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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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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.