Daniel Radcliffe Quotes

After being cast as Harry Potter: "I think I`m a tiny bit like Harry `cos I`d like to have an owl. Yeah, that`s the tiny bit, actually."

I`m not much of a cake person.

I don`t know. People tell me I look mournful. They say, "Cheer up, Dan, it`s not that bad!" Sometimes I just look into space, which freaks people out. If I was ever required to do anything other than look haunted, I could. I`m a happy person. Though I don`t, like, dot my "I`s" with hearts or anything - that would be too happy.

But I don`t think it`s going to happen. I don`t think I`ll do all of them - I`ll probably get too spotty or too tall or I`ll shrink or something.

"Absolutely. 100 percent." (on believing in magic)

I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, `Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?` and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life.

I`m not clumsy, I`m just accident prone.

Upon seeing the movie: "I`m a bit nervous about whether people will like it, but I`ve seen it, and I`m sure they will. It`s really good - it`s quite scary, it`s quite emotional. Even I cried and I don`t cry easily! I cried at the end credits when my name came up, and I was, like, Oh my God! I can`t believe that`s my name! I`ve met so many people since we started filming and it`s been wonderful. I`ve progressed so far and changed so much since the beginning. It`s been like a real journey."

On considering himself as a heartthrob: "Personally I can`t see it, but if other people can, fine. Cool!"

I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.

I`ve never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don`t get the people who are cool. It`s not that I don`t like them, it`s just that they don`t interest me

"I like them, but it`s hard to concentrate when the bats fly about, and they pee while they fly." (about the bats on the set)

"Too many little numbers on one page!" - about math

When I go back to school everyone asks a lot of questions. Then, after about a week, when I`ve answered everything, we get back to normal

Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can`t do a retake.

It`s too far down the road to decide about a fifth movie. I`m still the same age Harry is, and I haven`t actually grown that much.

Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it`s the minimum that I answer myself.

I think I`m highly normal. I`m attending school after acting, I`m going out with friends, going to the cinema - I`m just doing everything a normal teenager does. People think I can`t leave the house without being in a crowd of fans - but that`s not true. I`m able to do more things than people might think.

I`m thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.

When I get into trouble at school I`d like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I`d like to have a 3-headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.

I played a trick on the make-up department where I put a fake blood capsule in my mouth, pretended to trip on the stairs and let the blood come out of my mouth. They really fell for it, then they chased after me with a water pistol.

I don`t understand girls, but I`m slowly learning.

Everyone on the set has a mobile phone, and I found by pushing a few buttons, they could be programmed into different languages. I fixed Robbie`s (Coltrane) to speak in Turkish.

(on whether he is religious) "I`m not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant... I`m very interested in religion as something to study, but I`m not a religious person in the slightest."

(on saying that he`ll do all of the Harry Potter movies) "Ultimately it comes down to whether we`re still enjoying it. If we are then I think we would be sort of stupid not to do them. As long as I`m doing other stuff around the same time, I think it`ll be fine. Also, I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, there were bits in there where I was going, `God, I would love to do that because it`s so good.`"

I didn`t look at the nudity and go, oh great. But it`s the same as doing a role with an accent or a particular affectation. You look at the character first. Lots of the actors that I`ve admired have at one stage or another taken their kit off. It`s a rite of passage. That iconic scene is the physical and emotional climax of the play. So if I do that with pants on, it would be crap.

I feel OK about my body. Not totally, of course, no one my age does ... but I`ve gone to the gym to make sure. And many of the actors I admire, like Gary Oldman, have gone naked

People will always remember Harry, but I think if I work hard enough other characters will stick in their minds as well.

(About the "Equus" paparazzi): They were outside the theatre every single night, but we came up with a cunning ruse. I would wear the same outfit every time - a different T-shirt underneath, but I`d wear the same jacket and zip it up so they couldn`t see what I was wearing underneath, and the same hat. So they could take pictures for six months, but it would look like the same day, so they (photos) became unpublishable. Which was hilarious, because there`s nothing better than seeing paparazzi getting really frustrated.

It`s not so much that they don`t want me to grow up. It`s that they`re annoyed that I`m growing up adjusted. They`d much rather I was growing up and going wild and crashing cars.

I`m lucky enough to have a job that I love, and a relatively down-to-earth life.

I feel OK about my body. Not totally, of course, no one my age does ... but I`ve gone to the gym to make sure. And many of the actors I admire, like Gary Oldman, have gone naked.

I think I`m highly normal. I`m attending school after acting, I`m going out with friends, going to the cinema - I`m just doing everything a normal teenager does. People think I can`t leave the house without being in a crowd of fans - but that`s not true. I`m able to do more things than people might think.

(On being bullied in school) Some people did get very aggressive. People say it was just jealousy, but I don`t think it is jealousy. I think it`s just `We can have a crack at the kid who plays Harry Potter.` As Eddie Izzard says, these people always hang about in fives, because people these have a fifth of a personality each.

I`ve never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don`t get the people who are cool. It`s not that I don`t like them, it`s just that they don`t interest me.

What everybody would love to see is me having ditched school and then just going wild. That`s what I`m determined not to give them.

When I go back to school everyone asks a lot of questions. Then, after about a week, when I`ve answered everything, we get back to normal.

I hate celebrity culture but I`m unavoidably part of it. These people are celebrities as a by-product of what they do. People read every little thing about Peter Andre and Jordan and I couldn`t care less. They don`t want to work, have no interests, no passions, nothing and yet they seem to be held up on pedestals. I don`t think they should be trying to push themselves onto us. It does annoy me of course, but I`m part of it.

Lipton: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Radcliffe: Bet you’re surprised to see me! because it would be... because I’m not, as I said, religious...

As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesn't work for me. I'd just rather sit at home and read, or go out to dinner with someone, or talk to someone I love, or talk to somebody that makes me laugh.

Don't try too hard to be something you're not.

Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.

I don't know what to do with it. I'm very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to maneuver. But the main thing about having money is it means you don't have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. It's not for fast cars and hookers.

I just moved into the world of Xbox Live. And I've discovered that everyone on the Internet is a lot better than me. I spent half an hour the other day designing a boxer, and I got knocked out twice in the first round.

I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't draw a circle. Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line.

I see myself doing Harry Potter films as long as I'm enjoying it and as long as they are going to challenge me as an actor. I want to be an actor - it's my aspiration - so I want to do other films. I want to write something and I want to direct something!

I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'.

I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and we're really lazy and we play PlayStation.

I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, 'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?' and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life.

I'm getting better now, but I used to be incredibly awkward with girls. I think any guy who says 'I've never had an awkward moment with a girl' is a liar.

I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant.

I'm not clumsy, I'm accident-prone!

I'm not much of a cake person.

I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.

I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.

I'm very interested in religion as something to study, but I'm not a religious person in the slightest.

I've always thought that as long as directors and casting directors don't see me as just Harry Potter, I'll be OK. People have shown a lot of faith in me, and I owe them a huge debt. They're letting me prove that I'm serious about this.

I've not got a girlfriend at the moment. Somebody said, 'Do you worry girls are just giving you attention because of who you are?' I was like, 'I'm 17, it's wonderful.'

If I can make a career for myself after Potter, and it goes well, and is varied and with longevity, then that puts to bed the 'child actors argument'.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

Personally, I prefer the dark side.

Some people think I am gay, which I think is awesome

The thought of dancing scared me. A lot. Because I have absolutely no aptitude for it.

There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me.

There's never enough time to do nothing!

There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me.

When I get into trouble at school I'd like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I'd like to have a 3 headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.