Top 110 Daniel Radcliffe Quotes

I get constantly mistaken for Elijah Wood.

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

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!

My parents are left-wing, and I would describe myself as that. But also, you know what? I wouldn’t describe myself as that. Because I don’t have to. Because I’m not a political party. Most people are a little bit of each, and we change our mind on various issues.

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

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

I’m a serial monogamist. I’m not one of those people that can date loads of people at the same time, it’s all too complicated.

My dad believes in God, I think. I’m not sure if my mom does. I don’t.

That’s why I don’t understand why actors become arrogant and are completely unapproachable – because as an actor, the most valuable thing you can do is talk to people and hear their stories, because it’ll all come in handy.

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.

The art world can be very intimidating because it’s just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it you’re never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though there’s pressure to.

I don’t want anyone to ever say that I don’t belong where I am.

I’m not clumsy, I’m accident-prone!

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.

Religion leaves no room for human complexity.

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

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

I’m a serial monogamist. I’m not one of those people that can date loads of people at the same time, it’s all too complicated.

It’s very rare that I get stopped or get asked for an autograph or anything – none of which I mind – but people don’t really care that much.

I think it would be very hard to go out with an actress, because they’re mad. Some actresses are just insane. I’ve never worked with a nasty actress – they’re all absolutely delightful. But completely barking.

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.

That’s what fame does to you. You acquire another self.

There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.

The most wonderful thing I hear is people coming up and saying ‘Thank you for my childhood’, which still blows my mind but is very sweet.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

I want to prove to people that I’m an actor and not just a character.

As far as I can tell, most actors’ main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses.

I’m always amazed at the way some actors’ behaviour is truly disgusting. That’s one thing that will never happen on one of my sets if I ever direct.

I’m also a fan of ridiculously coloured and patterned socks.

A friend often says I’m an old man in a young man’s husk. I like that. I am old-fashioned in some ways.

There is something inherently valuable about being a misfit. It’s not to say that every person who has artistic talent was a social outcast, but there is definitely a value for identifying yourself differently and being proud that you are different.

I seem to be a long-term relationship kinda guy.

I’ve always had a slightly overactive imagination.

I’ve always had, like, from the age of about 11, I’ve had such an intolerance for bad behaviour of actors that I don’t think I was ever going to be that person.

Personally, I prefer the dark side.

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

Part of an actor’s job is to find correlations between your own life and the life of the person you are playing.

I always saw Michael Gambon wearing madly psychedelic socks, and I always thought that’s it is one of the few areas where men can really express colour and have a bit of a dandyish quality to their outfit.

There are two types of poets: People who write poetically about their lives, and poets that live poetically and write about it.

The art world can be very intimidating because it’s just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it you’re never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though there’s pressure to.

The most wonderful thing I hear is people coming up and saying ‘Thank you for my childhood’, which still blows my mind but is very sweet.

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 think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I’m English.

I’ve been working since I was 9, and I’ve never known a life without a film set.

You pick projects for the part, the director, and the script. I just want to do different, interesting stuff.

I have quite a rich inner life, and I’m constantly looking for a way to express that. I haven’t found it yet in acting. When you’re playing a character, you’re only going to find outlets for very specific parts of your inner world.

I think it’s useful, as a famous person, to have as little separation between the perception of you and how you really are – because otherwise I’d be sitting here thinking I’m keeping secrets, and wondering when you’re going to find out.

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

Religion leaves no room for human complexity.

I meet hundreds of people, and I’m not going to remember them. But every single one of them will remember their interaction with me.

And well historically it’s never been a good thing to compare yourself to biblical characters.

England is my home. London is my home. New York feels like, if I have to spend a year living in an unfamiliar city, this is a pretty lovely one to spend a year in, but I will be going home at the end of it, certainly.

My taste in the films I’ve taken as an actor is similar to what I’d do a director or writer: all quite odd, challenging stuff, slightly off-the-wall.

I think, as an actor, and particularly if you are playing the lead in something, you have to view yourself as the head of department for the cast. All of the other departments are accountable and have somebody at the helm who is leading them all the time, and I don’t think that the actors should be any different.

I think I tried to steal a Mars bar once from a shop but then I went and put it back.

I had one relative who passed away but fortunately none others. So my sort of experience of it is quite limited, thankfully.

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 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’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.’

People who have car collections – I never understood that. I always thought that was unnecessary. It’s not beautiful, it’s not creative. It’s just showing how much money you’ve got.

I love coming home to somebody, I love being in a relationship.

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 love coming home to somebody, I love being in a relationship.

I think, as an actor, and particularly if you are playing the lead in something, you have to view yourself as the head of department for the cast. All of the other departments are accountable and have somebody at the helm who is leading them all the time, and I don’t think that the actors should be any different.