The 5-Minute Interview: Colin Salmon, Actor
'Get involved - go and talk to a stranger in the street'
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Your support makes all the difference.Colin Salmon, 44, best known for playing Charles Robinson of MI6 in three James Bond films, is supporting Sky's new high-definition channels. On Christmas Day, the Discovery Channel, Sky Sports and Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' on Sky One will be available in HD format.
If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...
Out Christmas shopping with my family.
A phrase I use far too often is...
To my four children it's "you don't want to do that" or "I wouldn't if I were you".
My favourite film is...
I love Babette's Feast because of the message in it - an artist will never be poor and you can melt the coldest heart with love and passion.
I wish people would take more notice of...
The planet. And people should take more notice of where they live and get involved. We need to demystify - get out and speak to strangers on the street.
The most surprising thing that ever happened to me was...
Getting the part in Prime Suspect 2 when I'd never been in front of a camera before.
I'm not a politician but...
We've got to protect the nursery schools. I'm chair of governors in a nursery school in my area. If we lost the provision, I'd be worried about the socialising skills of children.
I'm good at...
Music. I'm a trumpet player and I sing jazz. My last gig was at the Dorchester. I sang at Judi Dench's big dinner.
But I'm very bad at...
Saying "no".
You know me as an actor, but in a truer life I'd have been a...
Musician or architect, or headteacher in the St Trinian's mould.
In a nutshell, my philosophy is this:
Neither exclude nor be excluded.
Elisa Bray
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