Jim: Daniel, congratulation's, you did a wonderful job! You are Harry Potter. Have you heard about the "Harry Potter mania?" They are starting to advertise to come to Great Britain to look for the sites where you shot the movie, & all sorts of things. It's going crazy, you like hearing that, don't you? Daniel: Phenomenal. It's a Phenomenon! Jim: It is. Even though it is very British, it is universal & popular all over the world. Daniel: I hope so! Jim: How did it come about for you? I heard it was kind of late before you were chosen for the part. Daniel: It was like two months before we started shooting. What happened is I went to the theatre to see a play called "Stones in his Pockets." In the row in front, by complete coincidence, David Heyman & Steve Kloves, the producer & screenwriter were sitting. They came over & introduced themselves. My dad knew David from his work. I was only introduced to him as a producer & a screenwriter, rather than the producer of Harry Potter. Then I got a call saying, would I like to come out for lunch with David, not to audition, just for lunch. Then I got a call after saying would I like to audition & we just went from straight from there. Jim: Harry Potter's life changes when his eleven. Has this changed your life? Daniel: No, not directly. Everybody thinks it really must have thrown my life upside down. It hasn't. I still see my friends all the time. Jim: From the actor who is playing Harry Potter, who is Harry Potter? Daniel: He's a boy who has had a very tough life. Because he's never learned his parents & he has come to Hogwarts, & he has found his home at Hogwarts, where he truly belongs. Jim: He's a wizard, a seeker. The youngest... Daniel: In a century. Jim: He has a lot of good values doesn't he? Daniel: He's very loyal. He's very determined, he's very curious. He has fantastic bonds with his friends. He doesn't let people put him down. When someone puts him down, he only gets stronger because it gives him a reason to want to do that thing that they say he couldn't do. Jim: One or two word answers on some scenes, the first scene. Diagon Alley, what does it mean? Daniel: Fantastic, set, amazing scene. Jim: And with the wand? Daniel: That was amazing because working with John Hurt, such a nice man. He actually brought his two kids out to see that scene being filmed but they had no idea where they were going, but they were in Diagon Alley. Jim: Also the chess set was wonderful. There are so many great things to see in this movie. Daniel: I think you have to see it 3 or 4 times. Did you notice this one shot when I'm lying in the hospital bed in the top right angle where there's a painting putting out a candle. Jim: Really? Daniel: Yep! (Chuckles) Jim: I have to see it again! Daniel: Yes! Thank you |