actor
British actor, singer and musician
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“An audience can go back and watch a film any number of times they want. It's always there for them. For the cast and crew, the relationship with a film is more complex. The magic is in the making, and that process is a discrete unit of time in the past. You can reflect on that unit of time, you can be proud of it, but you can't revisit it.”
“[About on-set tutoring:] It's hard to be the class clown in a class of one.”
“[About acting:] An actor brings something of themselves to a part, working with elements of his or her own life, and fashioning them into something different. I'm not Draco. Draco is not me. But the dividing line is not black and white. It's painted in shades of grey.”
“[...] Just because the camera isn't pointing at you, it doesn't mean you don't have to act. In fact, your acting off-camera can sometimes be as important as your acting on-camera. Your reactions, your eye line, and your dialogue are ballast for whoever is on camera at the time.”
“[About auditioning for parts after Harry Potter:] As a kid, I had auditioned for a hundred different projects before Potter came along. I had grown quite used to being told "no" back then. Now I was going to have to get used to it again.”
“[...] I try to remind myself every day how lucky I am to have my life. A life where love, family, and friendship are at the forefront. It's not lost on me that the importance of these is one of the great lessons of the Harry Potter stories. The realization of this is what makes me a very rich man indeed.”
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