“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.”
Society
“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.”
DadAll Quotes by Daniel Radcliffe
“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.”
Respect“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.”
Cool“My dad believes in God, I think. I'm not sure if my mom does. I don't.”
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.”
Car“Religion leaves no room for human complexity.”
Religion“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.”
Famous“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.”
Art“I'm very interested in religion as something to study, but I'm not a religious person in the slightest.”
Religion“I would love to work in America. I wouldn't love to live there, but I'd love to experience working there.”
Experience“I have no idea how much money I've got.”
Money“I love coming home to somebody, I love being in a relationship.”
Home“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.”
Learning“I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.”
Cool“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.”
Funny“I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.”
Politics“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.”
Home“The nerds are the ones that make the films and do loads of other really cool stuff in their life.”
Cool“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.”
Music“I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant.”
Dad