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I am a father, and sometimes I want to stay close to home. By varying the workplace, it gives me space to breathe. I enjoy theatre because it reminds me I'm mortal, and it's terrifying when it goes wrong but the most thrilling experience when it flies.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Am Because Breathe Close Enjoy Experience Father Flies Gives Goes Home Me Mortal Most Reminds Sometimes Space Stay Terrifying Theatre Thrilling Want Workplace Wrong I Am

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'Bond' was like Christmas: can't wait for it to come around. Being in the films brought me to a global audience, and I have had the opportunity to meet incredible people.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Around Audience Being Bond Brought Christmas Come Films Global Had Incredible Like Me Meet Opportunity People Wait

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I grew up on a council estate in Luton, and as a child, I was very much into the brass-band tradition. I was basically a Salvation Army boy. My English granddad bought me a cornet when I was five years old.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Army Basically Bought Boy Child Council English Estate Five Grew Me Much Old Salvation Tradition Up Very Years

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Keeping a consistent band going is a bit like getting the Aston Martin out the garage - you have to run it every now and then!

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Band Bit Consistent Every Garage Getting Going Keeping Like Martin Now Now And Then Out Run Then You

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I believe I can do it, but one of the reasons I don't really get into the debate is people keep talking about a black James Bond: how a black man should play him.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: About Believe Black Bond Debate Get Him How James James Bond Keep Man People Play Really Reasons Should Talking I Can I Believe

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It's fantastic that 'Strictly' is beating 'The X Factor' for many reasons - but one of the main reasons is I think it's a fantastic piece of variety television. It is live, varied TV whereby we are really hanging ourselves out by the seam of our pants.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Beating Factor Fantastic Hanging Live Main Many Our Ourselves Out Pants Piece Really Reasons Strictly Television Think Tv Varied Variety Whereby I Think X Factor

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I liked 'Z Cars' - just hearing the music got me going! 'Coronation Street' was massive in our house. My mum used to say Ena Sharples reminded her of Gran, which she wouldn't have been happy to hear!

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Been Car Coronation Going Got Happy Hear Hearing Her House Just Liked Massive Me Mum Music Our Reminded Say She Street Used Which

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I started to watch 'Play for Today' and plays like 'Cathy Come Home,' and Kenneth Branagh's 'Billy' trilogy in the 1980s, which took us into the world of the Belfast family. As a kid in Luton, how was I ever going to know that world otherwise?

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Belfast Billy Come Ever Family Going Home How Kenneth Kid Know Like Otherwise Play Plays Started Today Took Trilogy Us Watch Which World 1980S

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I can't take 24-hour news. Life is what it is, and we can handle it, but when you're getting it pushed down your throat, it's too much.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Down Getting Handle Life Much News Pushed Take Throat Too Too Much You Your

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I played myself in an Aziz Ansari comedy, and that was funny to see how they saw me... flowing scarves and a flourish of pink! Eek!

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Comedy Flourish Flowing Funny How Me Myself Pink Played Saw See

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actor

Born: December 6th, 1962

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