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ABC is beginning to make its show renewal calls, with rookie drama “Once Upon A Time” being picked up for a second season.

Executive producer and co-creator Adam Horowitz broke the news to fans on his Twitter feed:

“It’s official — #OnceUponATime has been picked up for season 2. Thank you all so much for watching, we’re beyond thrilled to continue on!”

“Once Upon A Time” is a modern-day fairy tale set in the town of Storeybrooke. It stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle
(“The Full Monty,” “Trainspotting,” “SGU Stargate Universe“) as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Eion Bailey as August, Jared Gilmore as Henry, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie.

ABC will officially announce its fall schedule in an upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday.

Source: The Examiner

I can now confirm that Once Upon A Time: Season 1 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on August 28. The set will span five discs and include all 22 episodes presented in 1080p video and 5.1 lossles audio.

The Once Upon A Time: Season 1 Blu-ray bonus features include the following. Some features will be exclusive to Blu-ray, but I’m not certain which ones yet.

• Fairy Tales In The Modern World
• Tell Me A Story
• Building Character
• Noble Creatures
• Audio Commentaries
• Bloopers
• Deleted Scenes
• Easter Eggs

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Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_

hello everyone.. so what’s up?

@robertcarlyle_ The big question of the 1st season…Will Rumple EVER find good help? A maid that lasts more than 1 episode?…LOL

@Amylia403 it’s a nightmare

@robertcarlyle_ I think you portrayed about 87% of possible human emotions in The Return. Amazing work!!

@samsjag maybe 86

@robertcarlyle_ This Dearie wants to know what you learnt about yourself since “becoming” Rumple, whom is such a dark person on the surface.

@SimplyChelseaB that i should have listened more in science at school

@robertcarlyle_ Hello! We missed you!

@EvilVulcanChick when?

@robertcarlyle_ Is this an accurate depiction of how Mr. Gold deals with his sorrows? Ice cream addiction is the worst http://pic.twitter.com/8To3yEKq

@ArielHenry en garde

@robertcarlyle_ Would you be so kind as to assist me in a demonstration of the Lindy Hop, Mr. Carlyle? May I have this dance, sir?

@aliciahinds i do believe i have tried that..

@robertcarlyle_ Celebrating my 21st birthday with a cold.Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_ Close

@jedimasterholly achoo

@robertcarlyle_ Just caught up on Sunday’s ep. You really are amazing. So much emotion and pain. In Gold and Rumple. Outstanding.

@smileonice thank you. it was a lovely episode to do. great script by Jane Espenson and a terrific performance from Dylan Schmid

@robertcarlyle_ Hey Robert have your heard the news ? Once Upon A Time’s rights have been bought by a French channel ! I’m so happy

@SayxK allez

@robertcarlyle_ Why did Rumple let go of Bae’s hand and let him go to our world alone? Why not keep him in the fairytale land with him?

@EvilVulcanChick i think he is confused in that moment.. his cowardice.. his hunger for power took him from his son. he made a bad decision.

@robertcarlyle_ Don’t know how u manage 2 skillfully track/combine mannerisms & inflections of pre/post/postpost Dk One Rumpel, but APPLAUSE

@anthropochick thank you.. it’s like a jigsaw puzzle

@robertcarlyle_ Loved your performance in #CaliforniaSolo,any word on a official release in the states? Or is mums the word stil dearie?

@HopeUGuesMyName i understand it will be released in the US in the autumn

@robertcarlyle_ your #dearies miss you so much on twitter. Awesome job by the way in the return ep. You had me in tears =)

@PrincesaDreamer cheer up dearie

@robertcarlyle_ hello dearie! we’re trying to trend #ReginaAdoptMe. waht do you think about that? HAHAHAHA

@GabrielaJudd like a kind of bootcamp

@robertcarlyle_ How did you get so in character for Sunday’s episode? That was and absolutely heartbreaking perfomance

@Im_tooclever thank you. it helps when you have such good material and surrounding cast. it makes it easier to loose yourself

@robertcarlyle_ And to answer your question…I was about to close everything and go to bed but now…I can’t do that

@StarsAreBlindx lightweight

@robertcarlyle_ I made a fanvid for Rumbelle. Can you tell me what you think of it? (you’ll have to turn the sound up) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfNSFeym_KU

@EvilVulcanChick beautiful

@robertcarlyle_ My birthday fell on a Carlyle-Less Tuesday… perhaps you could wish a Happy Un-Birthday to a loyal Dearie?…lol

@Amylia403 i guess that makes sense.. somewhere.. to someone

@robertcarlyle_ Are you still involved with RainDogs?

@Sacredclay no. many of the people involved in the company now direct in TV in the UK

@robertcarlyle_ If you could spend a day with any of your characters who would it be? And yes, I know I’m a cat.

@fayeevelynlesni honestly.. i think it would have to be Rumple. it would be funny in a dangerous kind of way. thanks for asking Tiddles

@robertcarlyle_ loved your performance in the latest episode. You portrayed raw anguish incredibly well. . Tugged at my soul.

@FrannyBanny92 can be painful if you catch the short hairs

@robertcarlyle_ You totally incorporated snails into the show! Genius!

@JanniHaws felt a bit bad about the snail, well the fake real snail

@robertcarlyle_ Forgot to ask. How’s the weather?

@honketonke pissing as usual

@robertcarlyle_ do you ever burst out laughing when doing a take?

@EmilyHardyx only if i’m supposed to burst out laughing

@robertcarlyle_ What do you think about Ariel making a deal with Rumple? For her feet, she must give up her voice. That’s if she appears. :3

@MollyWobblesXOX very good

@robertcarlyle_ I though August was your son in the last episode! I got the wrong bet on this, huh?

@sumuch11 looks like it

@robertcarlyle_ Hello Robert.Can you tell me please, has there been an official season 2 renewal for OUAT?Love your work & the show so much.

@AlleysPlace not yet..

Bonjour. Was outside in the garden listening to Donna Summers. @robertcarlyle_ #eightydegrees #disco

Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_ Close

@pbev7 she doesn’t half go on

@robertcarlyle_ Who makes the most bloopers on the show? It’s ok. I won’t tell anyone. ��

@DancingDays123 it’s a serious business.. as soon as you step on to the set there should be no fucking around

@robertcarlyle_ @EmilyHardyx do you find it frustrating if your co-stars lose their composure during a take (in anything, not just Once)?

@Obisham @EmilyHardyx not at all

@robertcarlyle_ It’s interesting that Emma can see right through Mr.Gold. Do you think he respects her or resents her for this?

@ifyousaysodeary i think he let’s her see what he wants her to see.. but ultimately i believe he respects her.

@robertcarlyle_ What are your thoughts on live theatre? Any favorite plays?

@DeceptiveDMinor i did loads of theatre in the past.. loved it at the time. i’m a fan of Shakespeare

@robertcarlyle_ Just to say that whether in SGU or in OUAT you’re really a great actor and I hope we’ll see much more of you in the future!

@paulinerohmer what about if the Destiny landed in Storybrooke?

@robertcarlyle_ Are there ever times where you surprise yourself, as an actor, because of something you had Rumple do?

@EvilVulcanChick sometimes get surprised when you see it for the first time.. something you didn’t think was there suddenly is.. or not.

Bonjour. Was outside in the garden listening to Donna Summers. @robertcarlyle_ #eightydegrees #disco

@pbev7 she doesn’t half go on

@robertcarlyle_ (cont.) none of my drive or passion would be strong without the talent you brought to Dr Rush! Also, Scotland is amazing.

@ThePeridotKing well thank you

@robertcarlyle_ Ohii, Despicable MR. Gold (( “I hope for your Reply. Will come sOOner or laTEr.”)).. <3⁰#haveaniceday

@PrincesAliceLOL i think your keyboard is playing up

@robertcarlyle_ Wish Bell was honest w/ R bout her feelings & true loves kiss B4 trying 2 kiss him & left it up2 him. They could've loved w/outkissing

@inspired_life love without kissing.. sounds like an album

@robertcarlyle_ @MollyWobblesXOX it would be interesting if Ariel was the mute girl. I know she probably won't be but what a twist.

@ifyousaysodeary @MollyWobblesXOX you mean the dead mute girl?

@robertcarlyle_ Who would you like to portray you in a biopic? Fan of all your work - such an acting legend

@sharonmags thank you... I've never thought of that before.. who do you think?

@robertcarlyle_ Any tips for the acting #Dearies

@The_Quoteable remember your lines and don't fall over the furniture

@robertcarlyle_ Which one of the bard's characters would you love to play? >^,,^<

@jaxharrington quite a few, but i think MacBeth. i've directed it twice so i have some good knowledge of the piece. will def do it one day

@robertcarlyle_ , do you speak other languages or interested in learning some?

@_lauren_M niet

@robertcarlyle_ If you don't get an Emmy for OUAT the system is broken! Love the show!

@3310jj that's beautiful, thank you

@robertcarlyle_ After all the things that he has done, does Rumpelstiltskin deserve a happy ending? I was just wondering your opinion.

@ifyousaysodeary i think we all make mistakes. it's these qualities that, perversely enough keep him at least a little human

@robertcarlyle_ Did you always want to be an actor?

@SSAlways no.. definitely not

@robertcarlyle_ You once teased that you thought Rumple & the EQ should swap costumes. How's this? (I did not do this) http://pic.twitter.com/Li21mtjk

@EvilVulcanChick nothing wrong with a little bit of that

@robertcarlyle_ My friend, Elizabeth Romano wanted to say hi and let you know she is a big fan of yours. Please respond back for her?

@Irishchick1982 tell her to say hello herself then

@robertcarlyle_ what got you into acting?

@TheHope28 lots of things.. great encouragement from two people in particular.. Maggie Kinloch and Robin Wilson.. without them i aint here.

@robertcarlyle_ Hi Robert, you were fantastic in The Rise of Evil, you did an amazing job.

@alphadax thank you.. an extremely tough 4 month shoot in the Czech Republic. we had a great director in Christian Dugay

@robertcarlyle_ I love when Mr. Gold goes toe-to-toe with Regina! Never sure what he's got up his sleeve in this world...

@CaptainLGL i think Lana and I work well together. it's always fun

@robertcarlyle_ Which of your previous characters (in your varied career) reminds you the most of yourself?

@meafranchi there are bits of me in mostly all of them

@robertcarlyle_ Hi Robert! just want to say thanks for being such a good actor! I love your work.. you're the best! Saludos desde Argentina!

@LuFloo Maradonna.. Kempes.. Messi

@robertcarlyle_ @CyberWoolf A lot of us are wondering if Cora is the "miller's daughter" from Rumple original tale *ponders*

@CyberWoolf i think there are plans for Cora to return

@robertcarlyle_ "You just don't go out and pick a style off a tree one day. The tree's inside you, growing naturally." - Round Midnight

@jennykate75 exactly

@robertcarlyle_ I had the pleasure of watching Ballroom Dancing/Charm School recently. Do you still dance?

@amandanotes only in the kitchen

@robertcarlyle_ Do you ever dream of writing a screenplay? If yes, for what?

@Sacredclay i have.. but then i think i'll just leave it to those who can actually do it

@robertcarlyle_ I relate to your show because I live in my own "fairytale".....do you ever escape to anywhere imaginary?

@AprilIGama continously

@robertcarlyle_ Saw a little video of you singing Cool in West Side Story I liked it

@OnceUponADearie "shivers"

@robertcarlyle_ It's a beautiful end to a beautiful day in the North of Carolina.

@CarolinaSharyn well it's a pissing end to a pissing day in North Glasgow

@robertcarlyle_ What's your favorite piece of advice someone has ever given you?

@s_sevy never take advice from someone who wants to give you advice

@robertcarlyle_ don't know if you've answered this before but, how many languages do you speak/understand? ever attempted Mandarin?

@spencerwinters maybe an Orange now and then

@robertcarlyle_ of all the characters you have played who is your favorite and who is your least favorite and why

@glitter34 didn't like playing Hitler, for obvious reasons. very difficult to get into that kind of headspace. and then to get out of it

@robertcarlyle_ what was written in the little spiral notebooks on SGU

@stina1210 my lines

@robertcarlyle_ I saw your Johnnie Walker commercial on YouTube. I don't drink but it was awesome, entertaining and informative.

@inspired_life thank you.. just for the record, it wasn't a commercial. this was a corporate video

@robertcarlyle_ Find this online the other day what do you think?? http://pic.twitter.com/n6sZdN4r

@TeamDearies funny dearie

@robertcarlyle_ Every time I feel sad I will go cleaning my entire apartment and pretend to be you in Summer.><

@jyy11 woah now that is sad

@robertcarlyle_ If you could travel anywhere right now, where would it be?

@TimeladyTragedy India

@robertcarlyle_ we are fluffin n foldin 3 egg finnan haddie omlettes....

@RedOnionGlasgow do you do room service?

@robertcarlyle_ what's your favourite part of Scotland? I'm trying to see more of the west coast this year

@shandyla pissing or not.. it has to be Glasgow

@robertcarlyle_ anything, any little thing at all that you can share with us re the finale? we won't tell...

@GoldNBelle well there's going to be a big

It's nearly two AM, should be in bed but am following @robertcarlyle_ 's replies to fans. Sleep isn't that important, is it?

@Liln sleep is for the weak

@robertcarlyle_ Welcome to physics class with Caroline and Kara http://pic.twitter.com/nKvmKYPZ

@carolinekelley_ brilliant.. physics is boring anyway

@robertcarlyle_ Was it your input to have Rumple bat away swords? Bravo if it was, love it!

@ThespianReveur yes. i just thought swords are nothing to him.. he has magic

@robertcarlyle_ When are we going to get to see a pic of you with @TheCheekyGirl 's dolls?

@RCoventry613 @TheCheekyGirl don't know how to do that just yet but will get round to it

@robertcarlyle_ Since you're not fond of singing does that mean no "Poor Unfortunate Souls" for the Little Mermaid ep?

@FrenchieKelly only if they torture me

@robertcarlyle_ Do you ever wish you could be a dinosaur? Maybe a Rushosaurus?

@Amanda7017 more of a Doyouthinkhesawrus

@robertcarlyle_ I saw those texts you sent to Regina xD http://pic.twitter.com/99mtXbWI

@OnceUponADearie brilliant

@robertcarlyle_ Could have used Rumple today. Mean teacher at school really hurt my 10 year old son Ryan's feelings.

@rumplegoldfan what a prick

@robertcarlyle_ Did you experience any culture shock the first time you spent time in North America?

@melissaROM aye, well when ye come frae a wee place like Brigadoon

@robertcarlyle_ Do you look forward to all of us tweeting/avalanching you? Personally, I enjoy it.

@BeastCane i enjoy it. i won't tweet so much while I'm home. once every couple of weeks maybe once a month.

Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_

ok. I'm off into the night. thanks again for all your lovely kind words. i'll be back again soon.. much love to you all

Robert turns 51 years old today and I hope he has a wonderful day together with his family and dear ones, with a lot of presents and cake.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our favorite actor and feel free to post your birthday wishes here!

Robert tweeted and said thanks for all the birthday wishes:

Thank you to everyone for all the b’day wishes,Twooly amazed by your kind words.Speak to you all soon.

ABC’s freshman hit ONCE UPON A TIME, Sundays at 8 PM, is unlike anything else currently on television. Created by its show runners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, ONCE posits that the curse of the Wicked Queen (Lana Parrilla) has deposited all of the inhabitants of Fairytale Land – Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Jiminy Cricket (Raphael Sbarge), the Magic Mirror (Giancarlo Esposito) et al – in our world’s town of Storybrooke, Maine, a picturesque community where nothing ever changes.

Due to the curse, the inhabitants have no memory of their former selves and don’t realize that there’s anything odd in the fact that they don’t age and no one can leave town. Then bounty hunter Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) comes to town and things begin to change.

Although the premise is unconventional, it’s played straight. However, one standout character is the richest man in town, Mr. Gold, who in the Fairytale world is Rumpelstiltskin. Both are played by Robert Carlyle in a performance that is alternately fey, terrifying, hilarious, touching and ever-surprising.

Carlyle is no stranger to series television. He did two seasons of SGU: STARGATE UNIVERSE as that show’s resident contrary scientist with perpetually multiple motives, and three seasons of the detective series HAMISH MACBETH in his native Scotland (he’s originally from Glasgow). However, Carlyle is primarily known for a whole host of feature film roles, including the ferocious Begbie in TRAINSPOTTING, the enterprising hero of THE FULL MONTY, the unreliable father in ANGELA’S ASHES, the cannibalistic villain in RAVENOUS, the protagonist in 28 WEEKS LATER and many more.

While many of Carlyle’s other roles have had fantasy elements, Rumpelstiltskin is certainly the most overtly fairytale-related on the roster. The actor takes time to talk about playing the mythical deal-maker, why fairytales matter – and why Scots are so at home in Vancouver.

ASSIGNMENT X: After two years making STARGATE UNIVERSE there, were you looking to work in Vancouver again?

ROBERT CARLYLE: Yeah. It’s just easy. A lot of Scots obviously settled in Canada through the years. It’s a very easy place for Scots – they understand us, we understand them. In British Columbia, the coast there is very, very like the west coast of Scotland. I’ll tell you what the weirdest thing of all is. Not only do we shoot [ONCE UPON A TIME] in Vancouver, we shoot in the Bridge Studios, where we shot STARGATE. We have the same offices on the same stage. It’s almost as if they swept out STARGATE, and I got left behind [laughs].

AX: Were you disappointed that STARGATE ended?

CARLYLE: I was disappointed – I was [as] disappointed as the fans of the show, but you move on.

AX: How did you become involved in ONCE UPON A TIME?

CARLYLE: This just came from nowhere. This was something my manager had [sent]. The guys [Horowitz and Kitsis] had wanted to work with me on LOST for a long time, and I’d always been busy and doing other stuff, and this had been in the drawer, as the guys had said, eight years, and they said, “There’s this thing here if you’re interested.” And at first, I wasn’t – [after SGU: STARGATE UNIVERSE] I went back to Europe, did some more movies – and then I read this thing and I said, “This is really interesting.” I thought it was superbly well-written, I really liked the atmosphere of the piece, and Rumpelstiltskin – I get to play two characters as well. It’s very, very interesting.

AX: Do you find any similarities between Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold and the Wendigo character you played in RAVENOUS? There seems to be a sort of primal menace masked by double talk in both of them.

CARLYLE: Well, I guess that’s true. I’ve actually never thought about it, but I suppose there are similarities there. I mean, they are fantasy [or] almost fantasy characters, and there’s a similarity in that respect. I think that Gold is meant to be the most interesting of the three, because he’s the one who’s carrying the plots.

AX: Mr. Gold and Rumpelstiltskin are, beyond the curse, actually the same person, but they’re different on the surface. How do you play that duality?

CARLYLE: Really, the most important thing is to try to find something similar between these two. It seems incredible, because there’s this big fantasy thing going on, but I’ve deliberately played both very, very charming and very, very soft. So this is what interested me, how to get these two side by side.

AX: You often are cast as men who clearly have more going on inside than is on the surface. Do you know why you tend to get these roles?

CARLYLE: I guess you’d have to ask the producers and the directors that work with me. I love [those parts], I love them. I don’t see them necessarily as that complicated when they’re given to me. I suppose it’s a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, trying to piece it all together. I think these parts, most actors would say the same thing. These are the most interesting parts to play, when you’re playing someone who the plot’s kind of bouncing off; it’s not quite as exciting when you’re trying to push the plot through. So I suppose that’s the most common [reason] people come and ask me to do these parts, because they think I can do that. As I said, these are the type of parts that you want to play. You don’t want to play the hero – the hero’s boring, you know what I mean

AX: How is working with the makeup for Rumpelstiltskin?

CARLYLE: It’s tough, man. That’s a good two hours, and an hour to get it off me [laughs].

AX: TRAINSPOTTING filmmaker Danny Boyle told the Independent in December that he’d like to do the sequel to TRAINSPOTTING .Would you want to do that?

CARLYLE: I’d work with Danny Boyle any day of the week, so if it’s going to be that, that’s great. I think there’s probably a long way to go before that actually comes to fruition, but the cast is very respectful about Danny. I’m all for it. It’s about fifteen years down the line now [since the film TRAINSPOTTING was made]. I think that’s a bit late. I think we are actually fact fifty-five, fifty-six. So it’s a long time.

AX: Where would your character Begbie be at this point in time?

CARLYLE: He’s definitely in prison. He’s either in prison or dead. [laughs] That is where he is, in actual fact. Do you know the second book [PORNO, the sequel to author Irvine Welsh’s TRAINSPOTTING novel]? That’s where Begbie is, he’s in prison. He dies in the second book, and Renton [the character played in the film by Ewan McGregor] has gone off to Amsterdam, I think it is. [Begbie] was amazing character and it keeps coming back to me, people mentioning it. That’s how you know [it’s had an impact], because people keep mentioning it to you. I was saying to Danny, there are very few characters, unless you’re in a TV show, [who] have that arc over several hours. It’s very difficult to do that in film. You can’t do that in film. But Begbie, of all the parts I’ve played, it’s one of the [most memorable].

AX: You worked more recently with Danny Boyle – you starred in 28 WEEKS LATER, which he executive-produced after directing the original 28 DAYS LATER. How was that experience?

CARLYLE: I loved 28 WEEKS LATER. And working with Danny, it’s a pleasure. He did a lot of second unit on that, he was around the whole time, so it was great.

AX: Do your children know fairytales? Do they have any affinity for what you’re doing in ONCE?

CARLYLE: [Someone was saying that children now have other sorts of entertainment] instead of learning about fairytales, and how people don’t quite know it any more. I think that’s probably true. We don’t tend to teach these stories, and it’s a shame, because, if nothing else, they’re cautionary tales. This is the reason they were written, this is the reason why they were told to the children. Like for instance, Hansel and Gretel – don’t go into a stranger’s house and don’t take candy. That’s why that stuff is there. All of these stories contain these kinds of morals and I think in the Victorian era, they seemed to be very big on all that stuff. Nowadays, we’ve got too many PlayStation games and TV and stuff like that. They don’t really get it. My children as well, in fact. My children go to school, get a [good] education. Even with that, the teachers are saying it’s strange how the children are coming in, they don’t know nursery rhymes any more, Hickory-Dickory-Dock, whatever it is. These things are kind of gone. It’s strange, and maybe that’s why there are so many fantasy/fairytale stuff getting made. Maybe there’s a desire for it for some reason.

AX: Maybe the more people analyze the fairytales, the more they’re afraid they’ll scare kids?

CARLYLE: I think we’re too afraid to scare our children. I think it’s [unint.] to terrify your kids about life, about the world, but if you can teach them a little bit about the world through these tales, that can really be a good thing.

AX: Anything else you’d like to say about ONCE UPON A TIME?

CARLYLE: ONCE UPON A TIME – I’ve watched it with my family, with my three kids and my mother-in-law. They loved it. They absolutely loved it. The stuff the kids were mentioning [about what they thought] was fantastic, it really was. So that gave me a lot of hope.

Source: Assignment X

Robert Carlyle ‏

Big thank you to @ginnygoodwin @joshdallas for their support of California Solo which got picked up for distribution by Strand Releasing.

Robert Carlyle

Hello all

@robertcarlyle_ Who was that on your shirt during Paley fest?

@Irishchick1982 Audrey Hepburn

@robertcarlyle_ Will you RT this? http://rumbellersanonymous.tumblr.com/post/20082883617/ouat-poll-for-all This poll was made for OUAT fav ships!! GO VOTE PPL!!!

@robertcarlyle_ Hi, Robert! One more brilliant piece Heike made us that Aurora wants to share with you. http://pic.twitter.com/NNI36RVH

@NancysHolistics that is utterly brilliant

@robertcarlyle_ If Rumple we’re to have a pet, what animal would it be and why?

@ReneeHarrison13 A spider

@joshdallas @robertcarlyle_ With all these Snow White movies coming out, is anyone worried about oversaturation & peeps going off Snow/OUAT

@Dave60772 @joshdallas things come in waves.. if the quality is good, it’ll always survive

@robertcarlyle_ What other professions does Gold have other than being a pawn broker, a lawyer, and a moody rent collector?

@s_sevy he does a terrific tango

@robertcarlyle_ So glad 2 hear California Solo got picked 4 distribution! Can’t wait 2 c it.

@The_Quoteable Thank you, I’m so pleased I didn’t have to die before it got a release.. that would have been a bummer.

@robertcarlyle_ hello Robert, how are you today?

@andrijana_j I’m well.. nearly finished now, one more scene to go.

@robertcarlyle_ how was it dealing with zombies in #28weekslater? Such an awesome movie!

@RJH6388 most of those guys were dancers.. they did a great job

@robertcarlyle_ Who is your favourite actress?

@melissaROM so many.. i’ve been lucky and worked with some brilliant actresses.. i really enjoyed working with Marisa Tomie.

@robertcarlyle_ My 10 y/o son said you are his inspiration at his acting class yesterday.

@rumplegoldfan well he’s obviously an inspirational young man

@robertcarlyle_ is there a ‘bromance’ in the works for Rumple and Charming?

@woodrow9 i think there are plans for them to run off somewhere, settle down..set up a wee spinning business

@robertcarlyle_ Do you watch tv in your downtime? Any favorite shows you like to catch?

@FrenchieKelly i love the old shows.. like Columbo, Kojak, Twilight Zone etc

@robertcarlyle_ I just found this it’s hilarious and so true Rumpelstiltskin is my fav character! You’re BRILLIANT http://pic.twitter.com/gCf94h6B

@IrinaSmartins well its a theory

@robertcarlyle_ What’s your favorite piece in Gold’s shop?

@Im_tooclever a tiny brass piece of the three wise monkeys

@robertcarlyle_ i made this pic in photoshop after seeing a tweet from a previous Q/A session. What do you think? http://pic.twitter.com/jiDvCsDn

@Galinda83 see.. it’s easy

@robertcarlyle_ It’s not as good as the few I’ve seen, but I decided to try my hand at drawing you *^_^* http://pic.twitter.com/46FC5W5Q

@ShirotaGirl88 well done, that’s really nice

@robertcarlyle_ The other day I kept on accidentally calling you Robertstiltskin! What do you think of that?

@EvilVulcanChick you could be getting turned into a puppet

@robertcarlyle_ Do you have any favorite scenes in #OUAT? scenes that didn’t work the way you wanted?

@DanielaSLib things rarely go as planned. there are so many elements that go into shooting any scene you have to be open to changing things

@robertcarlyle_ Will you still be tweeting your #Dearies while you are on the break before season 2? … Please

@Amylia403 i will.. but not as regularly.

@robertcarlyle_ If you could go back in time, where would you go?

@JellyfishJess1 maybe the 20s

@robertcarlyle_ Did you ever watch 24 before you worked on it? I adored that show!

@BrittanyBednar I had. Kiefer and I made a movie together years before

@robertcarlyle_ So are you a bit ambidextrous as Mr. Gold. Noticed he shoots left-handed.

@samsjag well spotted.. i am having to use my left hand more

@robertcarlyle_ Any plans on what type of film/show you’d like to work on next?

@Little_one89 no.. i’m very happy doing this and would be pleased to continue

@robertcarlyle_ Where can we watch California Solo?

@Lyana04 in your local cat cinema

@robertcarlyle_ hi robert! I have a question. Do you consider Rumple a villain or one of the good guys? I’m a big fan by the way!

@TimeladyTragedy it’s a difficult question.. he’s so ambiguous

@robertcarlyle_ please say “oi brasil” to me and my friends @daliriaalvim @mmariaclaudia? we love you

@meduardaf @daliriaalvim @mmariaclaudia oi Brasil.. Rivelinho Gerson

@robertcarlyle_ hiiii! Are you sad season 1 is over?

@_missalex it’s a long haul.. but it has been a good one

@robertcarlyle_ what’s been your favourite movie to star in so far?

@lyssybearrawr tough to choose like that.. you spend so much time and energy on each project.. it’s like trying to pick one of your kids

@robertcarlyle_ Hello it is 01:51 in France =p

@PhilDarrenFan always trying to be different

@robertcarlyle_ . Your followers are multiplying like rabbits!

@silicongirl75 there’s something in the water

@robertcarlyle_ what would you use Rumple’s powers for, if you had them?

@elisanns to teleport home

@robertcarlyle_ Are there any actors, living or dead, that you wish u could work with?

@walla_bear Steve McQueen

@robertcarlyle_ is there a fairytale you’d like once upon a time to do?

@MissSunFlower94 Rumplestiltskin!

@robertcarlyle_ You tend to like tuesdays to tweet to the #Dearies. Is there a particular reason?

@ifyousaysodeary pot luck

@robertcarlyle_ my nine year old daughter, a huge fan of the show, wants to know if you like being a “bad guy?”

@kangaand2roos the bad guy is generally always the most interesting role.. they tend to forward the plot and make things happen.

@robertcarlyle_ @woodrow9 Hahaha!! Regina and Gold’s cahooting has to be trouble! Any hints?!

@MSpeyrer @woodrow9 loads of brilliant stuff to come

@robertcarlyle_ How does the Mad Hatter get a bigger house in Storybrooke than Mr. Gold?

@_ScopusV good question

@robertcarlyle_ @elisanns Hope you’re home enjoying your time off soon. We truly appreciate all you guys do to make this amazing show Hugs!

@KristyMikos @elisanns thank you

@robertcarlyle_ who is your favorite movie villain?

@KristynaS_ Robert Mitchum.. Donald Pleasance..

@robertcarlyle_ I love this picture so i started a drawing today… not finished yet, I have to spend some hours on it http://lockerz.com/s/196578486

@Ce_Nedra27 im glad i went on that diet

@robertcarlyle_ Any hints on Rumbelle? As VAGUE as you can be so no one gets into trouble.

@changetherain I can vaguely say nothing

@robertcarlyle_ I find it hilarious & awesome when Rumple says “Twu Wuv” Have you ever watched the film “The Princess Bride”?

@curious_psyche i have.. twu luv is my homage to cartoon land.. Elmer Fudd

Mr. Gold pic I made for last weeks episode… @robertcarlyle_ http://pic.twitter.com/mlaz168f

@TheCheekyGirl and he’s even got younger… now that’s magic

@robertcarlyle_ How old is Rumple really? Do you know yet?

@ThespianReveur literally hundreds of years

On an average day, how much time is spent shooting scenes for OUAT and how much time is waiting around?@robertcarlyle_

@sandgren1 on a tv schedule there’s very little waiting around.. on a bigger budget movie the waiting around is interminable

@robertcarlyle_ We’re about to have a 3 week stint w/ no new Once episodes. Any suggestions on how us Oncers should spend our Sunday nights?

@ch13queen get together for a sewing bee

@robertcarlyle_ I love the outfits rumple wears do you have a favorite one?

@glitter34 i like his original outfit.. the crocodile skin tunic and sleeves

@robertcarlyle_ Is there anywhere you’d love to travel to that you haven’t had a chance to visit?

@doctorwholia i’d love to go back to India one day.. a truly amazing country

@robertcarlyle_ Two words: Lobey Dosser. Are you per chance a fan of the Scottish cowboy and his trusty two legged horse?

@TimelessJourny absolutely.. his statue is on Woodlands Rd

@robertcarlyle_ Please can I get just on Hello Dearie? It is my birthday Sat. (Honest!)

@csuet honestly dearie?

@robertcarlyle_ Are Rumples outfits comfortable?

@Laura3ennett not really.. neither is the make up.. but it’s odd, you never feel any of it when you are “on”

@robertcarlyle_ Couldn’t Mr.Gold simply ask Regina to *Please* drop the charges on his client?

@ifyousaysodeary i think with any “magic” you have to be careful not to overuse it. Gold picks his battles

@robertcarlyle_ Are you a grammar freak? Pure curiosity.

@BeastCane i find punctuation marks rather distasteful

@robertcarlyle_ WILL OUAT HAVE A SECOND SEASON?

@StellaMBV i hope so

@robertcarlyle_ What did you dream of becoming before you decided to become an actor?

@amandanotes i wanted to be a football player

@Robertcarlyle_ darth vader or darth maul? #ImportantLifeQuestions

@HilariousSwag shopping mall

@robertcarlyle_ RT for @ShiGoodfield. She designed this awesome Rumple shirt =) http://www.uberprints.com/designs/shared/171509/n1oqRdmfgGhTnJxNgsbc/

@Lady_K_Dearies @ShiGoodfield well done, that’s great

@robertcarlyle_ what do you believe is the soundtrack to Rumpelstiltskin’s life?

@LovelyLows i think Rumple is a bit rock’n roll.. bit of the Stones.. early Rod.. that kind of vibe

@robertcarlyle_ Is Rumple as Gold still immortal or is he now just a man?

@ch13queen no one ages in Storybrooke.. unless you come from the outside world

@robertcarlyle_ Can you at least tell me if you like trains?

@OnceUponASpoil i’ve nothing against them personally

@robertcarlyle_ How do you keep your head on straight with all this adulation? >^,,^<

@jaxharrington you have to see things for what they are.. enjoy it, and don't take yourself too seriously

@robertcarlyle_ who has the better wardrobe Rumplestiltskin or Regina?

@RiaintheTardis i think they should swap for an episode

@robertcarlyle_ what inspired you to act?

@debsfoster i read The Crucible by Arthur Miller and then set off on a long journey

@robertcarlyle_ how do you keep your hair so floofy and perfect, please tell me your secret

@Loarfy a special substance called "Floof"

@robertcarlyle_ An artist I look up to drew this and I thought you might get a laugh out of it, http://data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzxubvjzEV1qiiiaao1_1280.jpg She has more like these

@SailorPhantom very sweet

@robertcarlyle_ Rumple has alot of leather clothes Mr Gold his suits... what do YOU prefer as you?

@LabyrinthBabe can't beat a bit of chiffon

Robert Carlyle ‏

time to go.. as ever, thx so much for your lovely comments and questions.. i really do appreciate them. i'll speak to you all again soon

SMASH hit TV series Once Upon A Time has turned into a fairytale success for its star Robert Carlyle.

The most watched new drama series of the year in America, and a hit here too following its high-rated debut on Channel 5 last Sunday, the storybook show has brought him even more satisfaction than such past triumphs as Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough and The Full Monty.

“I’m very, very pleased,” says the 50-year-old Glaswegian. “I had a lot of big successes way back in the past, a lot of big films, but I didn’t even think about it at the time. It was just ‘Move on, move on, move on’ but Once Upon A Time is going crazy and I’m enjoying this.”

Part of that pleasure comes from the fact that his role in the show as Rumpelstiltskin is a part he has waited 44 years to play.

“He was the first character I remember seeing on stage. I was a six-year-old boy in Glasgow when a travelling theatre group came to town to do a version of it and there was something about that very different character, from his name to his story, that stayed with me and fascinated me. I didn’t care about the king, the daughter or the gold, just Rumpelstiltskin, and it’s a dream to play him now.”

Robert’s childhood was certainly no fairytale. His mother Liz walked out when he was four, his father Joe had a nervous breakdown and only child Robert was reduced to living on custard and raking through bins to survive until his father turned things around and devoted himself to keeping his son out of care and setting him up for a bright future.

“My childhood was harder than hard at times and tough as anything I can remember,” says Robert who has never seen his mother since and says that he “owes everything” to his late father.

He still lives in Glasgow and has his own family. Married to make-up artist Anastasia Shirley, their children Ava, Harvey and Pearce are aged between five and 10. All are big fans of Once Upon A Time.

Robert travels to Canada to film the series, and says: “It’s the first thing I’ve ever been involved in that plays right across the board.

“I watched it with my kids, their nanny and my mother-in-law and they all got something from it.

“This show appeals to both children and adults because the fairytale elements tap into the psyche of our childhood. Parents don’t tell these stories to their kids as much as they used to but they are great cautionary tales.”

The family fantasy series takes place in two realms: flashbacks to the magical Fairy Tale Land and in the modern “real world” of Storybrooke, USA, where the same actors play different characters who have all been cursed into forgetting they used to be fictional legends. Robert plays mischievous imp Rumpelstiltskin as a kind of manipulative Keith Richards figure, as well as his modern day alter ego the shady dealmaker Mr Gold.

“It is the first time I have had to play two characters in the same project and it as a fantastic role for me, a very theatrical part. It takes me back to my days in the theatre in the early Nineties. My performance is scraped up from bits I did then.”

Robert moved on from theatre to television and it is almost 20 years since he made his big breakthrough on the small screen by killing Christopher Eccleston’s character and plenty of others as an unhinged murderer in Cracker.

That led to the title role as Highland policeman Hamish Macbeth and he followed the BBC series with a string of movie parts.

Robert was awarded an OBE along the way for services to drama, before returning to TV in the US sci-fi series Stargate Universe and subsequently landing the Rumpelstiltskin role in Once Upon A Time.

“What first appealed to me about this show was that it had been written by a couple of the writers from Lost (Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis). As with that series they have created another very odd world where things are off balance. It is a heightened reality and I really like that.”

Robert will next be seen on the big screen as the lead, a washed-up musician in the independent movie California Solo.

It’s a role that sees him playing guitar and singing, skills he has rarely used since being in a band when he was a teenager.

“I am so glad I didn’t follow through with that life because I would have been ****ed if I had stayed a musician. Acting needed me to keep my discipline by getting up at 6.30 ready to work on set each morning; that is something that was not going to happen if I had been giving it all that drinking and misbehaving.”

Instead, Robert went in a very different direction and while his life may have had plenty of ups and downs, Once Upon A Time has brought him a very happy ending.

Source: Express (UK)