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."

“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

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'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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Cool

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Money

“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

“It's interesting because people assume that because I'm famous I know all famous people.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Famous

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Cool

“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

“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

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Art

“My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Car

“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

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Home

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Music

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Dad

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Car

“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.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Faith

“Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about modern society: the excitementation, for want of a better word, of mundane things.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Society

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

— Daniel Radcliffe

Death

“I would love to work in America. I wouldn't love to live there, but I'd love to experience working there.”

— Daniel Radcliffe

Experience

“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