Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

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Daniel Radcliffe (b. 1989) is an English actor who left an enduring mark on the world through both deeds and words. With equal ease, Daniel Radcliffe moved between Dad and Money, finding connections others missed. Browse 46 quotes by Daniel Radcliffe that cover ground from Dad, Money, Home, Famous, and Cool. One standout: "I would love to work in America. I wouldn't love to live there, but I'd love to experience working there."

“I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Politics

All Quotes by Daniel Radcliffe

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Art

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Dad

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Dad

“As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Poetry

“My dad's got a brilliant eye for scripts 'cos he's a literary agent. He and my agent read a load of scripts and filter them.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Dad

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Funny

“I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Cool

“I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Respect

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Famous

“I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Death

“I have no idea how much money I've got.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Money

“Religion leaves no room for human complexity.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Religion

“If I was left to my own devices, you would see about ten T-shirts in rotation with maybe a few nice pairs of jeans - but I also like to look good. I like feeling really well put together, I just don't have the aptitude and the knowledge to do that.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Knowledge

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Best

“There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Famous

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Experience

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Learning

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Money

“The best thing I've learned is, if you're going out, never go out alone - you leave yourself vulnerable. If you've got someone else there you trust, they can say, be wary of that person. I probably used to be too trusting of people.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Alone

“I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Politics