Matthew Lewis
I don't want to act as if 'Harry Potter' wasn't the most amazing thing because it truly was, but it's also great personally that I'm starting to see signs that I can move on from it and do other stuff that hopefully people enjoy.Collection: Amazing
I've got my life and 'Harry Potter,' where I travel the world, I make films, I meet amazing people, I do press junkets and stuff. And then I go back home to Leeds, where I live, and I've got the same friends from before.Collection: Travel
I was offered 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I turned it down because that celebrity world is not what I'm into.
A lot of people struggle in their younger years, and I think people can relate to that.
Twitter is the limit of me putting myself out there.
I am fortunate that I get sent scripts and get to meet people I would never have met had I not done 'Harry Potter.' But I feel I had to come out of that show and prove that I am not a one trick pony and can do other stuff.
I wasn't attractive when I was growing up, and I don't think I am now.
Leeds is quite laid-back.
I'm not a big fan of people knowing too much about me.
The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere.
I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class.
I'm very professional.
It's always been my dream to be in a war film.
I get too excited about football and rugby.
You know, girls in general are scarier than Voldemort.
I mean, I must confess I don't own Harry Potter DVDs. My parents do. They have them all. And they like watching them.
The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act.
I'm very self-conscious as an actor, with performances and things, and I don't like watching my own stuff.
I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.
I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.
The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next.
I never went to drama school.
I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around.
If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work.
I don't feel hunky at all.
I did enjoy theater. I actually do prefer making films and television, but it was a learning experience for me, because I got into television at 5 and film at 11, and theater was something I completely bypassed.
For me, 'Harry Potter' isn't something that changed my life. It's just something I did that was a lot of fun and I got to experience amazing things from. But my actual, personal life is the same. Or at least I like to keep it the same.
As an actor, you always want to feel like what you're doing is making a difference to the story.
To be fair, when I started doing 'Verdict' I literally had no idea what I was doing. I wanted to do some theatre, as I wanted to do something different. I wanted to learn and get an understanding of the craft.
With 'Verdict' I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it.
You don't get time to rehearse in film and TV at all.
You don't have to be a Brad Pitt look-alike hero just to be courageous and help out your friends and come through when it really matters. I think everyone can sort of relate to that in some way, particularly back to people's school days.
I was nervous. I was thinking, 'Gee, he's Ralph Fiennes. What an amazing actor, and I can have this scene with him.' But I enjoyed it, you know. That's what I got into acting to do - to push myself and see if I can do these things.
One of the crucial things to the story of 'Harry Potter's' success is just how well everyone got on. There were never any problems with anybody.
I've acted since I was 5 years old, so that's still something I want to do.
I live in Leeds, which is about 200 miles north of London, and I get to go and do all the 'Harry Potter' stuff and make great films and be part of this wonderful thing all around the world, and then I get to go home and chill out with my friends in Leeds and go watch the football and go to the pub.
I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around. I get to go to the shop and buy bread and milk, and no one worries me.
I think actors tend to be in their element when they are pushed out of their comfort zone.
When you're a young man, a young boy, all you want to be is that action hero; you want to be the James Bond, and I got to do that for a bit, and that was great.
I think a lot of people can relate to that school is pretty lousy for a lot of people, and it just shows that you don't have to be perfect and you can still be a hero.
I was a short, chubby kid, pretty shy.
I started to see acting as a real science. That really helped me grow as an actor.
You can stay true to yourself and your friends, you can do the right thing, you can do with your life whatever you want to. I think that's a lovely message.
Alan Rickman told me to do a play, so I did. Because when Alan Rickman tells you do something, you go and do it.Collection: Play
I was being a sort of rebellious teenager, really. But there was never any point at which I was considering leaving Harry Potter. If I were to stop acting, it would have been after. As long as they kept asking me to come back, I was gonna keep doing it. 'Cause I loved the story! There's no way I would have left.Collection: Teenager
I've always been partial to comedy. I love the idea of working on a comedic scene.Collection: Ideas
I can't wait to go back home and disappear into relative obscurity for a bit. I just want to go back to my house and just get away from it all for a bit. It's so flattering to hear people say nice things about the performance, about the Harry Potter film. It's great. Don't get me wrong. I'm not ashamed of it. I'm not shunning it. It's just been such a bubble I've been in, with these promotions.Collection: Nice
I never really looked at it like that, but it's true. It's weird that it's been half my life. Because I lead these two separate lives. I've got my life and Harry Potter, where I travel the world, I make films, I meet amazing people, I do press junkets and stuff. And then I go back home to Leeds, where I live, and I've got the same friends from before. I still go to the pub. I still go to watch the football, soccer. And I go shopping at my local shop.Collection: Soccer
I never contemplated. I just went in there and did my acting. I never thought, "What's the character actually feeling here? What's he trying to get across?" And never looked at it from that classically trained actor's point of view.Collection: Character
I'm very much open to the possibilities.Collection: Possibility