When I Was Offered The Part In

I've Got A Vendetta To Destroy The Net, To Make Everyone Go To The Library. I Love The Organic Thing Of Pen And Paper, Ink On Canvas. I Love Going Down To The Library, The Feel And Smell Of Books.

I Think Academics Are Infuriating. For Every Expert On Shakespeare There Is Another One To Cancel His Theory Out. It Drives You Up The Wall. I Think The Greatest Form Of Finding Out The Truth Is Through Fantasy.

He [merlin] Is Slightly From Another World And Place, So It [challenge In Bringing The Role To Life] Is About Having Fun And Presenting It In A New Way. He's More Of A Politician, And Slightly Machiavellian, But There's Also A Lovely Relationship Going On Between Merlin And Arthur. There's So Much To Be Had, Really.

There Is A Bit Of Me If I'm Pushed In One Way I Might Bounce Back And Go The Opposite.

It Takes Years To Establish Yourself, And Then You Have One Big Film And Everyone Calls You An Overnight Success. You Think, 'christ, I've Been Sweating And Crying For Seven Years.'.