The actor who brought Harry Potter to life, Daniel Radcliffe, has publicly acknowledged that he was embarrassed when he became the famous wizard.
In a recent promotional interview for The lost City, Daniel Radcliffe revealed that he used to feel embarrassed about playing Harry Potter. The actor gained worldwide fame thanks to this character. Since the first film, in the distant year 2001, the recognition of him has not stopped increasing. Radcliffe took over the leading role in the saga of JK Rowling since the first day. She seemed to have been born to play the character. No one can think now of the famous magician of hogwarts without seeing his face.
Following the goodbye of the Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe has combined a bunch of jobs. Each of them, very different from each other, from a horror movie set in Eduardo’s time to a serial anthology with a comedy character.
“I didn’t feel like it was the coolest thing in the world,” the actor revealed.
Now, during a press tour of The lost CityDaniel Radcliffe revealed to TooFab that he was embarrassed to play Harry Potter. When the journalist asked the actors what they regretted or were ashamed of looking back, the actor did not hesitate to answer. «I think honestly when I was doing the JK Rowling series and I was dressing up as a schoolboy… I didn’t feel like it was the coolest thing in the world at the time.“, he explained. «To be honest, I later looked back with hindsight and came to the conclusion that it was great. At least I’m sorry now, of that I’m sure«.
If we take into account that a few days ago Rupert Grint recognized that he wanted to leave the interpretation and work as an ice cream man when the saga ended, these statements by Daniel Radcliffe should not surprise us. At the end of the day, Harry Potter was a movie franchise that consumed so many years of these guys’ lives. It was difficult to disassociate yourself from the magical project once it was finished. In fact, they are still paying the “consequences”, so to speak.