Quotes from Daniel Radcliffe

To be fair, it's not even the first time I've seen a dead version of myself. There was one on Harry Potter, on the last movie, that they actually used to bring to set in a body bag.

I just want to keep working, really. I just want to keep acting. Playing one part for a very long time builds up in you a desire to play as many different things as you can.

I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent.

It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching yourself and learning. The mistake a lot of actors make, particularly young ones, is allowing themselves to feel that they're the finished articles, the bee's knees, and it's not true.

I think being on a film set for such a long time made me a technical actor without realizing it.

I like the idea of being a youngish parent. So I've got energy to play football even though they'll be better than me by the time they're four.

I'm 5-foot-5, and I'll wear a big parka and put the hood up, and nobody gives me a second glance.

A lot of modern horror can leave me cold, and I'm not good with blood and gore and all that stuff. It's not fun for me. There's nothing entertaining about watching a film like that.

I'm a huge fan of Brad Pitt. He could have done rom-coms his entire career, but he took it in a different direction.

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.'

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.

Both of my parents have been actors there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.

And I'm slightly in love with Scarlett Johansson: she's just stunning. And she's bright, which is incredibly sexy.

I think part of me would love to play a drag queen, just because it would be an excuse to wear loads of eye makeup.

The stories I'm interested in are challenging ones, and maybe that requires a little bit more of you. I love my job and I want to earn the right to do it every single day.

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

I mean I've seen 3D films so far and I think it's a long way to go before they replace actors. It's a funny thing with 3D, I haven't quite got it yet. Yet.

Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.

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.

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

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.

People do incredible things for love, particularly for unrequited love.

Poetry is something I love to do. Good poetry has an amazing ability to be communicative before it's even understood. I get emotional just from the beauty of words.

Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.