The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot. By order summer lingers through September In Camelot.
Guinevere and Arthur's story is so about the passion. It's about the sexual attraction between them. You can't have that story and show that sexual attraction with them kissing, and then shut the door. It just doesn't work. It's such an important part of their relationship and what happens in Camelot later on. It's who they are and how they bond.
That's really why I wanted to do it. I wanted to be a part of this generation's telling of Camelot, and also get the chance to play a fantastic, complex, interesting, emotionally passionate, young lead role.
Camelot is a silly place.
The first music I bought when I was nine or 10 was pop music from the '50s and '60s, like The Everly Bros. , Elvis, Del Shannon, The Flamingos, The Platters, whatever I could get my hands on. And then some musical things, like Camelot, Singing in the Rain and Hair.
Bridgeport?" Said I. "Camelot," Said he.
JFK [John F. Kennedy] was young, glamorous, Camelot, funny, engaging. Congress loved him.
There will be great presidents again but there will never be another Camelot.
I read as much as I could, but really just spoke to Chris Chibnall and asked all the pertinent questions. That made me feel like we weren't going to do an off-the-peg Camelot, which has been touched upon in many films and TV series before. I really just picked his brain and, in doing so, I got fired up by tackling Merlin in a fresher angle.
Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.
Jay wondered how they'd feel the morning they all woke up and realized that somehow Camelot had turned into Mordor.
Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.
