Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence as the title character in the Harry Potter film series. He made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film David Copperfield, followed by his cinematic debut in 2001's The Tailor of Panama. At age 11, he was cast as Harry Potter in the first Harry Potter film, and starred in the series for 10 years until the release of the eighth and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1989
CityLondon, England
For someone like Daniel [Radcliffe ], it's really fun to go against your image. He's such a goody-two-shoes in Harry Potter.
I feel very English in a suit. There's something about being in a suit abroad, particularly in America, that feels empowering.
I don't want to say I'll never play someone with a cockney accent, but I think I would be irritated by me doing it.
I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.
Every situation is different. A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.
I didn't have that normal teenage period when you build up your friends in your area and you have a social circle.
I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.
Franchises aren't to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films.
As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.
Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.
Dane DeHaan, certainly, is kind of the best friend I've made through acting, in terms of another actor. He's fantastic.
Because of the life I've had, I'd grown up quicker than most people.
When you're in the position I'm in, you have two options: you can either shut yourself off from everybody, from the world, and not live a full life. Or you welcome everybody into your life and occasionally somebody will try to take advantage.
It's interesting for myself, growing up as an Asian-American filmmaker. Coming into the industry, my parents always said, "No one's going to give you the opportunity. You just have to do the work. Be better than everyone else, so they can't deny it."