Quotes By Daniel Radcliffe

Personally, I prefer the dark side.

My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.

I grew up listening to show tunes in the back of the car.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

I'm not clumsy, I'm accident-prone!

I was very much a product of the public-school system. There was only one other kid in my class who had parents not involved in the stock market or law.

I could never do stand-up because it's that thing of having to get up on stage. And out of every 10 jokes you tell, nine of them have to get a really good response.

Also I just think I've been lucky enough to have great parents, and I've had good people around me who have always been honest with me, who would give me a purely metaphorical slap if I ever got too big for my boots.

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

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.

And I'm slightly in love with Scarlett Johansson: she's just stunning. And she's bright, which is incredibly sexy.

I'm 5-foot-5, and I'll wear a big parka and put the hood up, and nobody gives me a second glance.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

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.

Don't try too hard to be something you're not.

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.'

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

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

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.