Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince had its world premiere in London last week. Despite the torrential, rains fans came out in full force to see their favourite stars.
Latest in the legacy of multi-million dollar films inspired by author JK Rowling’s bestsellers, Harry Potter and his friends arrive in the threshold of adulthood and romance with jealousy and death emerging as the strongest scenes in the sixth installment.
Daniel Radcliffe who plays the role of Harry Potter is both excited and anxious about the Harry Potter saga coming to an end soon.
Q: You started the Harry Potter journey when you were 11. You are going to be 20 soon and in a year the saga comes to an end. We have pretty much see you grow up in these films.
Daniel Radcliffe: Sort of… Though, that is not the perception of my teenage years. I think there were these moments off screen in my life too. But yes, you have certainly seen the transformation from being a kid to an adult.
Q: These films have made you a worldwide star. You are recognised where ever you go. Is there a flipside to that?
Daniel Radcliffe: Yes, but there are some people who don’t recognise me at all, which is fine.
Q: Are you serious?
Daniel Radcliffe: Last night after doing a whole day of interviews I got home, sat down on the sofa and the phone rang. There was a man waiting for me downstairs from the National Surveys Department. For the first 10 minutes of his interview he had absolutely no idea who I was. And it was both hilarious and very refreshing. So if am recognised then so be it, but if am not then I don’t mind it. Am quite relaxed either ways.
Q: This is the film in which the hormones begin to fly. You had the kissing scene in the previous film and you have another one with a different character this time. Was it awkward to film?
Daniel Radcliffe: Not so but it was slightly strange this time because I have known Bonnie (who plays Ginny Weasley in the film) since she was nine. So it was quite peculiar at first but then after the first few moments we just said, “Come on let’s get over and done with this.” And it was fine later. In fact our kissing scenes are not much different from any other scene.
Q: For the fans quidditch is one of the most exciting things about the movie. Is that as much fun to film?
Daniel Radcliffe: No, it is awful to film. It is horrible, it is really really painful. It is quite an unpleasant position that you have to get into to film quidditch. And I am not unhappy about not having to do it again.
Q: In the film Harry learns and performs a variety of magic spells. Given the chance what is the one spell that you would like to perform as Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe: Maybe the ability to become invisible would be great. There was another spell that unlocks all kinds of doors and things, that could be kind of fun.
Q: What are you looking forward to once the Harry Potter saga comes to an end?
Daniel Radcliffe: I want to go out and do other films without having to turn them doing because I was busy doing Harry Potter. I should be available to do other stuff.
Q: The world over child stars are notorious for not being able to handle success. We have seen the likes of Macaulay Culkin, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan. What is it that keeps the Harry Potter kids sane?
Daniel Radcliffe: I think it is something about being brought up in England. The English mentality helps to ground you. Other than that I don’t know. Maybe there was a lot more pressure on say Britney Spears than was on me. I also think it is much more difficult for girls than it is for boys. The pressure on girls is a lot greater in the media.
Q: Best of luck, looking forward to seeing lots more exciting things from you.
Daniel Radcliffe: Thanks very much indeed.
Source: ibnlive
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