FAME

Being famous is wicked. But it’s better to be normal.

The glamorous aspect of this job doesn’t really attract me. I often feel uncomfortable at premieres or parties.

[On the oddities of fame]

Like, one time I was a fish in Noah’s Ark and now I’m in Harry Potter, a big step!

[On his transition from school plays to HP]

There is this question that always comes up which is, “Have you met Daniel Radcliffe?!”

[Answering to "What 's the most frequently asked question you get?"]

I still get called ginger a lot, but I don’t mind that as I’m used to it. And I’m in great company — look at Nicole Kidman!

People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It’s really cool and weird as well.

I’ve tried certain disguises, but that doesn’t work. I have this really long ginger hair which does stand out quite a bit.

I’ve tried to have a really normal life, and I have because my family treats me normal, and my friends treat me just the same.

We are given lots of free stuff, or even deductions in shops. That’s cool!

The most insane fans are definitely the Japanese. On the one hand they are completely beside themselves when they see you, on the other hand they are incredibly polite and start bowing immediately. And they send you really crazy stuff.

[On the better sides of fame]

“The most terrifying, though, was when I saw a picture in a newspaper of a book-burning in America’s Bible Belt. And there was a picture of my face smouldering on top of the pyre because they thought the Harry Potter films were endorsing witchcraft. That was when it hit me how big this thing had become.”
~FHM Magazine (July 2009)

[On the Most Terrifying Experience with Being Famous]

“I try not to Google myself, because I’d find the results too uncomfortable.”
~FHM Magazine (July, 2009)

[On Googling Himself]

Harry Potter

Before I knew there was going to be a film. I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the books.

I like all the books. You’ve got to read them all to get the complete Harry Potter experience.

Walking into the great hall for the first time was absolutely incredible – all these effects with all the candles floating in the air, all lit and everything, food on the table, all the flambeaus were lit – it was just incredible, it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

[ On his first Harry Potter experiences]

You can lose yourself in it. It’s for both kids and adults.

We the Grints are all huge Harry Potter fans! And of course we love the Weasleys!

[Asked why he loves HP]

I’m shorter, I don’t have as many freckles as Ron, and I can’t do magic!

Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we’ve both got red hair, we both like sweets, we’ve both got lots of brothers and sisters, and we’re both afraid of spiders.

I especially like Ron. Sometimes you feel so sorry for him because he’s always getting stuff from his brothers. And he’s got a fat, lazy rat.

[On being similar to Ron]

Are you kidding? This is Harry Potter! I love every last moment of it.

[When asked: "Don't the endless dress sets and lightings get boring?"]

We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T’s.

I giggled while they were filming, which was a bit annoying. I got a nickname: Go-Again Grint.

I’m known for laughing really inappropriately, particularly on the set of Harry Potter. There’s usually no reason at all… just giggling. I don’t know what it is – it usually happens during more serious scenes.

I think that my method of working has changed. At the beginning, in the first film, I acted all instinctively, learned my lines off by heart and kicked off without asking myself any questions. Today I try to understand Ron’s affections in every scene so that his feelings are expressed by my interpretation. Let’s say that I aproach the whole thing with a bit more sense without exaggerating it, of course.

[On mastering his craft]

“I was thinking about what it’s going to be like when we’re done, after the last movie,” Grint said. “It is going to be really weird, actually. At the moment it seems quite far away. I don’t know what I’m going to do, really. I’m going to miss it, I think, because it’s been my whole life for a long time. I really enjoy it as well, every year we’ve come back and done it. All of this, this is what I know…”
~LA Times Hero Complex Blog (July 1, 2009)

[On the Conclusion of the Book Deathly Hallows]

“The action figure kind of scares me. It’s really scary to think that someone’s playing with you. It’s not nice.”

[On his action figure]

“After being in Harry Potter, I believe a bit more in magic than I did before.”
I’d like to have the flying car, I think that’d be really cool.

Well one of the times I did a stunt was in the devil’s snare room and they lifted me up on a harness and a safety rope really, really high, and they just dropped me down into the devil’s snare.

For me the stunts are so cool, they’re one of my favourite things when we’re doing the film.

I give everything on set – especially during the breaks!

[On doing stunts]

I had this giant slug in my mouth loaded with slime and I spat them out. I think it was plastic. I hope it was plastic.

The most challenging scene for me was the spider scene, because I don’t like spiders in real life. Even rubber ones I get really scared of.

[On vomiting slugs in CoS]

Rupert: “It does get annoying. I’ve ruined so many takes and there’s just no reason for it, I can’t explain it, it’s so annoying. I feel really bad, ‘cos the day just goes on and on.”
~ITV Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Special (July 2009)

[On Corpsing]

You sit on a broomstick for hours and it starts to hurt. It gives you a numb bum.

Even wizards have problems during puberty!

[On filming Quiddich scenes]

We play loads of games on the set of Harry Potter when we’re not filming. My favourites are driving games like Need For Speed, doing all the cars up.

Al Murray: ”So, tell us what happens in the sixth movie?”
Rupert: ”Dumbledore dies… Oops, I shouldn’t have said that! But it’s already there in the books!…”

I’ll go and watch past films easily enough. For example, I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone a bit ago and found it quite entertaining! To see my younger self didn’t really disturb me. The only thing I thought was a bit strange was hearing my voice before it changed. I found that rather unbearable!

I wouldn’t mind dying on-screen. It would be a cool scene to shoot.

Driving Lessons

It was a bit like being with family, since I was playing opposite the one I like to call “my witch mother”.

[On starring opposite Julie Walters in Driving Lessons]

Question: “The Three Things I love about movies are…”
Rupert: “I just love the, just being somewhere else.. I don’t know because as I say I’m not really the most sort of upfront… sort of person… When you got a character you you can sort of hide behind it and… Comedy movies are sort of my favorite because they make you laugh and all of these different emotions, like make you sad.”

[Unscripted with Jeremy Brock - Rupert responds to a fan question]

PEERS

On David Yates
[On working with David Yates on HBP]
“We all got on really well with David, so we were pleased he was coming back. Going through the script, he really listened to what we had to say about our characters, but he also offered a lot of help and guidance.”

[Unscripted with Jeremy Brock - Rupert responds to a fan question]

“David’s wicked. Really cool.”

On Emma Watson

[Answering to "Is Emma really bossy like Hermione?"]

I’d tell you, but she’d hurt me!
The kiss will be quite uncomfortable. Emma’s like a sister to me so it’s going to be, like, really, really weird. But don’t worry, we’ll do it!

[On kissing Emma in DH]

I’ve got a table tennis on set and we’re always playing between scenes. Dan has been having a few lucky months and we’ve both been getting really good but Emma is brilliant.We rarely play her now because it gets quite embarrassing.

[On Playing Table Tennis with Emma]

My mates prefer watching a horror film on DVD instead of watching the new Harry Potter in theatres. This used to be different though. When I got the part of Ron my friends were totally proud of me and were pestering me with questions. They especially wanted to know all about Emma.

[On His Friends Inquiring About Emma]

And Emma, I mean, she’s really cool. We all get on really well; she’s just a really good mate. A great person.”
~LA Times Blogs Hero Complex (July 1, 2009)

[On His Friendship with Emma]

Ah, I’m not fussy there. To me it’s important that she’s got a good sense of humour. In terms of the rest I’m absolutely flexible. But I bet Emma Watson probably has a long list concerning her dream man.

[Asked about the woman of his dreams]

A lot of people are surprised that we don’t see each other much when we are not filming. But you have to understand that we see each other all day almost everyday. if we were together 24/7 we couldn’t stand each other anymore!

[On Emma (and Dan) Outside of Filming]

“Dan is the one who is very driven; he’s ambitious and he’s knows there’s quite a few things down the road. I am a little bit more laid back.”
~LA Times Hero Complex Blog (July 1, 2009)

[On the Difference Between Himself and Daniel Radcliffe]

Ice Cream Van

It has two windows on the side which you can open. There’s even a little kitchen in the back and of course a huge refrigerator. I don’t know really, somehow I’ve always been interested in the ice cream industry in general. So I love driving around now, listening to the ‘Arctic Monkeys’. Only sometimes I feel a bit guilty when I see all these disappointed children outside because I’m not selling ice cream.

If it shouldn’t work out with the acting, I could still become self-employed as an ice cream vendor!

eBay is great — you can get anything there! The best thing I ever bought was stuff for my ice cream van, including light-up ice cream cones.

Cherrybomb

Usually, Malachy doesn’t get the girl. Luke is more of the ladies’ man, but he’s a bit more dodgy. Malachy isn’t a geek, he’s a bit of a thug, but he starts off as basically a good kid. He goes to work, he has a good relationship with his parents, but he’s got some bad influences, so he gets into a bit of trouble.
He escaped town in Driving Lessons and then in Harry Potter his character Ron stole the infamous flying Ford Angela! “I’m not that into driving that I’d ever actually steal a car,” he laughed. “Never.”

[On his Character Malachy in Cherrybomb]

It gets quite serious. It gets a bit crazy. Really violent and out of hand and lethal at the end.

[On the adult subject matter in Cherrybomb]

Some random quips

Santa Claus was very generous with me this year. I have known more difficult years.

A 3000-pieces puzzle. It was a puzzle of Queen Elizabeth, but it was horrible. I have never finished it.

[On the worst present he ever got]

10 years old — it was just a peck.

[On his first kiss]

Leggings, they’re insane. I have three sisters and they wear them in bright colors.

[On the most confusing girl fashion trend]

“I think I’m quite saavy when it comes to understanding girls. I’ve got quite a lot of sisters, so I think that helps me a little bit.”

[On Girls!]

“I really enjoyed working with Sarah and Sally. They made it easy and I am excited to be featured in BLAG, as I think it’s a very cool magazine.”

[On His First Stylized Photo Shoot]

“Film critics should stick to critiquing an actor’s performance: some of them are far too obsessed with the superficial – with people’s appearance – and there’s nothing worse than a critic being bitchy. Some can be really unkind, and it’s just not fun to read, especially if it’s you they’re writing about. Even if you have 10 really good reviews, it’s the one bad one that sticks in your mind.

A critic really has to know their stuff. If you’re writing about film, see as many movies as you can. Making comparisons with other films helps the reader build a mental picture of what this new film is like. Have an open, varied taste, and be receptive to new creative ideas.”

[On Film Critics]

“I’m so proud to be part of Harry Potter and even prouder to be representing the gingers.”- Rupert Grint Empire Magazine 2009

[On being ginger.]

“They’re waiting for you to become the stereotypical child actor and go off the wheels a bit,” says “Potter” veteran Rupert Grint, 20. “But I’m not planning on it. We’re too busy to go too crazy, anyway, because we’re filming most of the year.”

[On what the media expects to happen to him and his HP co-stars.]

“I don’t know. I’ am not really good at that kind of things. I’ll probably just…not do it. I don’t know, I’ll probably end up married before I dump her.”

[On if he had girlfriend like Lavander Brown, how would he dump her!]

“I love the madness behind it. The craziness, the passion. And the whole anarchist thing is quite cool.”

“I’ve bought albums simply because I like the look of the sleeve, like the Dead Kennedys’ Frankenchrist.”

[ on punk]
Observer Music Monthly July 2009

“I’ve never really danced. I suppose it can be quite fun and I do like listening to dance music if I’m in the right mood – the Prodigy and Five Star are pretty good.”

“There are definitely some perks to being an actor. I went to a Velvet Revolver gig and met the guitarist, Slash, backstage. He was very nice, but he didn’t have much to say. I don’t think he was quite there, really.”

“My dad is a big Queen fan and has lots of those Best of the 1980s compilations, and my mum was a huge fan of 1970s punk.”

[more on music influences]

Knowledge Magazine 2006

“Being in Harry Potter is like living in a bubble, and it slightly hinders your independence. [...] You have got a lot of people doing stuff for you. So I guess that doesn’t help.”

Times Online July 2009

“I’ve noticed that in the early days I was just reading my lines. I wasn’t really acting. But over the years, and especially with the different directors we’ve had, you try to give more.”

[ Being critical of himself.]

Examiner August 2009

“I have always played the good guys so far,” he says. “I’d love to play a baddy and maybe beat some people up – do something different. I’m definitely a character actor.”

“I would love to do some theatre but I’ve really only done school plays.”

[ On trying new things as an actor.]

“I do love rally but at the moment I am loving the acting career.”

“I am going to stick with the acting for the moment as I love being involved in the Harry Potter series, but you never know what the future holds!”
~ World Rally Championship, October 28, 2009

[On Acting and Rally Driving]

Everyone to be ginger would be good. A ginger world, that would be cool.

[When asked what would make the world a better place]