Daniel Radcliffe
Interview By: Mike Jackson
MikeJackson@TheCinemaSource.com
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One might think that playing the most well known teenage wizard in the world would go to a young man's head, but Daniel Radcliffe has done an amazing job of staying grounded and become an astoundingly knowledgeable young man.
A young man who started his track to stardom at the tender age of eleven and who has grown before the eyes of Harry Potter fans into a teenager struggling with all the typical pangs of adolescence mixed in with an evil wizard who wants to kill him. Ironically that life would probably be considerably easier than dealing with people screaming your name and the paparazzi hunting you, but Radcliffe does a remarkable job of not letting it get him down.
He also has become a young man while Harry is still supposed to be a boy; something that has caused many fans and people in the media to wonder if he and the other two leads will be recast with younger actors. When asked about his thoughts on the matter he replies, 'People play a lot younger than they actually are in real life and I don't think it's as big an issue as people make it out to be.' This is something the producers have in mind as there has never been any official talk of recasting any of the roles. In fact many fans, myself included, have enjoyed watching these actors grow into their parts just like the characters in the books (and now films) continue to grow and change with age.
Radcliffe also feels extremely lucky to have been able to work with such amazing actors and directors and says that someday he may want to direct a film or two himself. He says he like the idea of directing and the fact that as a director, 'you are creating all the time' by having control of the world of the story and the people and images in it. He has after all had quite a few directors to take influence from after having worked with them on the Potter films. In fact he says, 'I've enjoyed being pushed by each of the new directors.'
In this film we find the characters facing something potentially far worse than murderous, evil wizards: a school dance. When asked how Daniel can relates to Harry the most he responds, 'Both me and Harry are not very good with women.' He then goes on to add, 'Any man who says he has never had an awkward moment with a girl is a liar or delusional because he is thinking things are going along well and the girl is thinking who is this man why is he here.' He is quick to mention that while playing Harry has influenced his life and therefore it has also influenced the way he plays Harry, when he goes home at night he is still his own person and that he'll not, 'need any psychotherapy later on.'
Looking ahead at the rest of the series he has just finished reading book six and feels, 'there are some parts of that book I would really love to do.' But he also says he hopes JK Rowling, the writer of the books, will perhaps not have so much quidditch in book seven as it is quite difficult to film.
Quidditch or not the remaining films will be in safe hands as long as this bright and intelligent young man continues to lead them on.
