Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiere & press conference in Osaka, Japan
London premiere will be streamed live
Q magazine: Groupies, casual sex and "little Daniel" (UK)
Q magazine's interview with Daniel (via danradcliffe.com)
Q: “Did you have to warm up little Dan before going on stage for the first time in Equus?”
A: “Well, this is the thing. Because I’m on stage the whole time, you can’t, as my friend put it, “get some blood into it”. So no, you have to go there and cope with everything going very shy in front of 950 people. After the first two shows you just don’t care anymore, which is a weird thing. Joanna Christie [Equus co-star], who plays Jill, she’s naked as well, so I have something to distract myself with at least, because she is very beautiful. Was there ever any unexpected excitement? No, not at all. A mate asked me,”Did you grow during rehearsals?” I said,” Well, I came on in a certain way but I think the acting will grow more during the process.” He said, “No, I meant did you get an erection?” Oh! Well, no.”
Q: “What are the Harry Potter groupies like? Are there a lot of older women that want to Mother you?”
A:” I wouldn’t say mother [laughs]. Harry Potter groupies……I wouldn’t call them that, really, because they’re really sweet and a lot of them are quite innocent and very young. I don’t really have groupies per se.”
Q:” If they did a porn rip-off of Harry Potter, what do you think it would be called?”
A:” Probably something unoriginal like Harry Porno. The Philosopher’s Bone? Very Good! Harry potter and the Secret Chamber, perhaps. [Comes out with a filthier suggestion but insists it remain off the record] My friend said there’s a German one. He might just be lying, but he said I was played by someone with a massive handlebar mustache.”
Q: “I heard you write poetry. Can you give me a couple of stanzas?”
A: “Absolutely not. I do write poetry but I don’t think it is good enough yet to be aired to anybody. I did send it off to a couple of people that I really, really admire. Who? Tony Harrison, who’s an amazing Leeds poet, and also to Stephen Fry. They both sent back really positive responses, but I’ve got a lot of work to do. Have I ever given poetry to a girl? I did once give a sonnet to somebody, which they really liked. Have you heard this song by Scroobius Pip and Dan Le Sac [Thou Shalt Always kill]? There’s a line in it that goes something like, “Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants/ Use it to get into their heads.”
Q: “Did you have to warm up little Dan before going on stage for the first time in Equus?”
A: “Well, this is the thing. Because I’m on stage the whole time, you can’t, as my friend put it, “get some blood into it”. So no, you have to go there and cope with everything going very shy in front of 950 people. After the first two shows you just don’t care anymore, which is a weird thing. Joanna Christie [Equus co-star], who plays Jill, she’s naked as well, so I have something to distract myself with at least, because she is very beautiful. Was there ever any unexpected excitement? No, not at all. A mate asked me,”Did you grow during rehearsals?” I said,” Well, I came on in a certain way but I think the acting will grow more during the process.” He said, “No, I meant did you get an erection?” Oh! Well, no.”
Q: “What are the Harry Potter groupies like? Are there a lot of older women that want to Mother you?”
A:” I wouldn’t say mother [laughs]. Harry Potter groupies……I wouldn’t call them that, really, because they’re really sweet and a lot of them are quite innocent and very young. I don’t really have groupies per se.”
Q:” If they did a porn rip-off of Harry Potter, what do you think it would be called?”
A:” Probably something unoriginal like Harry Porno. The Philosopher’s Bone? Very Good! Harry potter and the Secret Chamber, perhaps. [Comes out with a filthier suggestion but insists it remain off the record] My friend said there’s a German one. He might just be lying, but he said I was played by someone with a massive handlebar mustache.”
Q: “I heard you write poetry. Can you give me a couple of stanzas?”
A: “Absolutely not. I do write poetry but I don’t think it is good enough yet to be aired to anybody. I did send it off to a couple of people that I really, really admire. Who? Tony Harrison, who’s an amazing Leeds poet, and also to Stephen Fry. They both sent back really positive responses, but I’ve got a lot of work to do. Have I ever given poetry to a girl? I did once give a sonnet to somebody, which they really liked. Have you heard this song by Scroobius Pip and Dan Le Sac [Thou Shalt Always kill]? There’s a line in it that goes something like, “Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants/ Use it to get into their heads.”
The Asahi Shimbun interview
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press conference & photocall in Tokyo, Japan
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tokyo, Japan World premiere
Updated(5): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press junket interviews
Arrival at Tokyo's Narita airport, Japan
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press junket interviews
Updated: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press junket interviews
IGN interview
IGN was among a set of journalists who were invited to the Leavesden Studio
sets to chat with the cast and crew, tour sets, and watch filming take
place. They caught up with Daniel for a few minutes.
Q: This is a lot darker for your character particularly, you're angry and having to deal with a lot of things. Can you talk about that?
Daniel Radcliffe:
I think Harry goes through what every teenager goes through in a way,
at that stage. Of course Harry's feelings are exacerbated by the fact
that he has had all of these troubles in his life and has had people try
to kill him at numerous times. (laughs). He is incredibly angry all the
time. We did a scene the other day where he confesses to Sirius about
how he actually feels, how he feels angry constantly and how he thinks
he is possibly turning into a bad person. There's a lot going on inside
his head and I think that, for me as an actor, it makes it more
interesting to do and I think for an audience it becomes a more
charismatic character to watch.
Q: In the last movie, the big thing you got to do was the underwater sequences, the scuba work. Is there something comparable on this film that you get to do or is it not that kind of film?
Radcliffe: On an emotional level, there is much bigger stuff that I have to do in the fourth film like, obviously, what happens to Sirius and Harry's reaction to that. But there are no major action physical set pieces other than of course the final standoff between Voldemort and Harry and Harry and the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix. That's going to be pretty spectacular.
Q: Were you sad to learn that Quidditch wasn't going to be in this one?
Radcliffe: I wasn't actually particularly disappointed because Quidditch is a very very painful thing to film so every time I read a new Harry Potter book and there's a bit where either Harry gets banned from the team or Quidditch is canceled, part of me is going "Yes!" (laughs) But I hope the fans won't miss it too much, because of course in this book, Harry is stopped from playing Quidditch and it has fallen by the wayside in this one, very definitely.
Q: Are your scenes with Umbridge appropriately nasty?
Radcliffe: Yes, definitely. They are very very dark and also very exciting and brilliant. Imelda Staunton is one of the reasons why doing this film has been my favorite. She's just an amazing actress and a really delightful woman.
Q: We hear she's really nice so is it hard to have such tension with her?
Radcliffe: The thing is, she's also just a fantastic actress, so she can make you hate her within a few seconds really. [She] becomes this very damaged, very unpleasant character. So no, it wasn't really .. that part wasn't hard actually.
Q: I am sorry to ask you about this, but you know we have to &#Array;
Radcliffe: Is it the kiss?
Q: &#Array; the big kiss.
Radcliffe: Right. (laughs)
Q: Can you talk about shooting that? How was that for you?
Radcliffe: There's been this thing in the papers recently in England where I've been [quoted as] saying 'Oh, I had to kiss Katie thirty times' I just want to clarify, you normally have to do about thirty takes on any scene, if it's a scene like Darla walking up the stairs of whatever because you just end up doing it from loads of different angles. So we did that and it was fun. At first, me and Katie were both very nervous about it but after about take 4 or 5, we didn't care anymore really so it was fine.
Q: During filming, do you ever re-read part of the books to help you better understand how your character is feeling in certain scenes? Do you let your knowledge of events that are going to happen in the sixth book influence your reaction?
Radcliffe: No. That I never do, just simply because in real life no one knows what's going to happen to them in a couple of years and so it would be very wrong to play Harry with the foreknowledge of what's going to happen to him. As for re-reading the books, I tend not to. The time for me to read the book is in the early stages of pre-production, just in case, so that when I get the script I can read it and if there's anything that's been left out, I can go back to them and say 'there is this scene which I think is fantastic and I'd love that to be in the film' and if it's appropriate, then it will be worked in. Reading the book during the making of the film is something that I don't do, simply because I am so busy reading the script and learning the lines.
Q: Can you talk about working with David Yates and how he compares to the previous directors? They all have different styles.
Radcliffe: Yes. David is the other reason this film has probably been the most fun for me to do. He's sort of pushed me further and more often than any of the other directors to date have. That's not to be detrimental to the other directors because actually if they had tried to push me then I wasn't really capable of doing it, because I was younger and less experienced. Now though I am at a stage where I can do that and David is taking advantage of that. It is fantastic, I've loved working with him.
Q: Are you really going to be naked on stage in Equus?
Editor's Note: This interview took place in October 2006. Equus has now completed its theatrical run, at least with Radcliffe on board.
Radcliffe: Yes. People keep talking about that part .. and it's not the main thing about that play, that's not the central bit of the play. Obviously it's the bit that people remember because it's a striking image and things as the way it is done, but it's a very powerful play other than that. Someone said to me the other day 'why don't you just do the play, but not that part'? That's like doing Harry Potter without the scar. You take the whole thing and don't really go halfway.
source: ign.com
Q: This is a lot darker for your character particularly, you're angry and having to deal with a lot of things. Can you talk about that?
Q: In the last movie, the big thing you got to do was the underwater sequences, the scuba work. Is there something comparable on this film that you get to do or is it not that kind of film?
Radcliffe: On an emotional level, there is much bigger stuff that I have to do in the fourth film like, obviously, what happens to Sirius and Harry's reaction to that. But there are no major action physical set pieces other than of course the final standoff between Voldemort and Harry and Harry and the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix. That's going to be pretty spectacular.
Q: Were you sad to learn that Quidditch wasn't going to be in this one?
Radcliffe: I wasn't actually particularly disappointed because Quidditch is a very very painful thing to film so every time I read a new Harry Potter book and there's a bit where either Harry gets banned from the team or Quidditch is canceled, part of me is going "Yes!" (laughs) But I hope the fans won't miss it too much, because of course in this book, Harry is stopped from playing Quidditch and it has fallen by the wayside in this one, very definitely.
Q: Are your scenes with Umbridge appropriately nasty?
Radcliffe: Yes, definitely. They are very very dark and also very exciting and brilliant. Imelda Staunton is one of the reasons why doing this film has been my favorite. She's just an amazing actress and a really delightful woman.
Q: We hear she's really nice so is it hard to have such tension with her?
Radcliffe: The thing is, she's also just a fantastic actress, so she can make you hate her within a few seconds really. [She] becomes this very damaged, very unpleasant character. So no, it wasn't really .. that part wasn't hard actually.
Q: I am sorry to ask you about this, but you know we have to &#Array;
Radcliffe: Is it the kiss?
Q: &#Array; the big kiss.
Radcliffe: Right. (laughs)
Q: Can you talk about shooting that? How was that for you?
Radcliffe: There's been this thing in the papers recently in England where I've been [quoted as] saying 'Oh, I had to kiss Katie thirty times' I just want to clarify, you normally have to do about thirty takes on any scene, if it's a scene like Darla walking up the stairs of whatever because you just end up doing it from loads of different angles. So we did that and it was fun. At first, me and Katie were both very nervous about it but after about take 4 or 5, we didn't care anymore really so it was fine.
Q: During filming, do you ever re-read part of the books to help you better understand how your character is feeling in certain scenes? Do you let your knowledge of events that are going to happen in the sixth book influence your reaction?
Radcliffe: No. That I never do, just simply because in real life no one knows what's going to happen to them in a couple of years and so it would be very wrong to play Harry with the foreknowledge of what's going to happen to him. As for re-reading the books, I tend not to. The time for me to read the book is in the early stages of pre-production, just in case, so that when I get the script I can read it and if there's anything that's been left out, I can go back to them and say 'there is this scene which I think is fantastic and I'd love that to be in the film' and if it's appropriate, then it will be worked in. Reading the book during the making of the film is something that I don't do, simply because I am so busy reading the script and learning the lines.
Q: Can you talk about working with David Yates and how he compares to the previous directors? They all have different styles.
Radcliffe: Yes. David is the other reason this film has probably been the most fun for me to do. He's sort of pushed me further and more often than any of the other directors to date have. That's not to be detrimental to the other directors because actually if they had tried to push me then I wasn't really capable of doing it, because I was younger and less experienced. Now though I am at a stage where I can do that and David is taking advantage of that. It is fantastic, I've loved working with him.
Q: Are you really going to be naked on stage in Equus?
Editor's Note: This interview took place in October 2006. Equus has now completed its theatrical run, at least with Radcliffe on board.
Radcliffe: Yes. People keep talking about that part .. and it's not the main thing about that play, that's not the central bit of the play. Obviously it's the bit that people remember because it's a striking image and things as the way it is done, but it's a very powerful play other than that. Someone said to me the other day 'why don't you just do the play, but not that part'? That's like doing Harry Potter without the scar. You take the whole thing and don't really go halfway.
source: ign.com
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press conference in London
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press conference & photocall in London
Reelz Channel: Order of the Phoenix interview
Daniel Radcliffe on Le Grand Journal
This is a preview video released by Canal+ from Le Grand Journal (French) where Daniel shows the reporter around the Gryffindor common room on the set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This was recorded last November.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix press conference in London
Updated: Scans: Kampioen magazine (NL)
French promotional poster Order of the Phoenix & IMAX
Message from Daniel Radcliffe to Japanese fans
BEI is 1 year - Dan enjoys time off
Update: what do you think of ding a domain change?? (I have my reasons for it) comment please..
December Boys US poster
picture source: Warner Independent Pictures
Scan: Hitkrant magazine (NL)
Equus/Birthday Project
Today is the last day for Dan in Equus.. I hope that many of you have seen it.. because the play is great! I wish Daniel good luck tonight, and I know he is not going to read it, but Daniel: Thanks for this wonderful experience! Want to add something? comment please!
Dutch:
Daniel's Army! Dit is gebaseerd op Dumbledores Army uit de komende Potter film. Het idee is: je opent het programma Paint en:
* tekent daarin met een verfkwast je naam (kleur zwart,met achternaam)
* stuurt dat plaatje naar mij over de mail (zie mailadres hieronder)
* je voegt je leeftijd en land waar je woont toe.
* eventueel met een kort berichtje aan Daniel gericht.
(misschien kan ik niet alles vermelden ligt aan hoeveelheid aanmeldingen)
* Ik voeg alles bijelkaar als een soort verslag en stuur dat naar Dan om zo te laten zien dat we hem steunen (symbolisch)
English:
Daniel's Army! This idea is based on Dumbledores Army from the upcoming Potter movie. This is the case if you want to join: * open the programm Paint on your computer.
* get the paintbrush and write your name. (in colour black with your surname)
* send that pic to my mail adress (under this article)
* Send em also your age and country.
* if you like you can add a short message to Daniel.
(maybe I can't add all the messages or I have to short them, depending the amount of people who join)
* I'l add everything together and send it to Daniel.. to let him know that we support him together. (symbolical)
It's going to be kinda like this:
You send me your name like this:
Wanna join Daniel's Army? or you have questions? please e-mail
You can enter til 15th July
Dutch:
Daniel's Army! Dit is gebaseerd op Dumbledores Army uit de komende Potter film. Het idee is: je opent het programma Paint en:
* tekent daarin met een verfkwast je naam (kleur zwart,met achternaam)
* stuurt dat plaatje naar mij over de mail (zie mailadres hieronder)
* je voegt je leeftijd en land waar je woont toe.
* eventueel met een kort berichtje aan Daniel gericht.
(misschien kan ik niet alles vermelden ligt aan hoeveelheid aanmeldingen)
* Ik voeg alles bijelkaar als een soort verslag en stuur dat naar Dan om zo te laten zien dat we hem steunen (symbolisch)
English:
Daniel's Army! This idea is based on Dumbledores Army from the upcoming Potter movie. This is the case if you want to join: * open the programm Paint on your computer.
* get the paintbrush and write your name. (in colour black with your surname)
* send that pic to my mail adress (under this article)
* Send em also your age and country.
* if you like you can add a short message to Daniel.
(maybe I can't add all the messages or I have to short them, depending the amount of people who join)
* I'l add everything together and send it to Daniel.. to let him know that we support him together. (symbolical)
It's going to be kinda like this:
You send me your name like this:
Wanna join Daniel's Army? or you have questions? please e-mail
You can enter til 15th July
Loads more December Boys stills
New photos from TU magazine (Mexico)
Order of the Phoenix promo pictures (studio shots)
