My Richard Harris rant

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

But there has been a steady downward progression of my expectations 
> as I read interviews with Harris.  The man clearly has a sharp, 
> sardonic wit and I suspect we might even get along well, but quite 
> frankly he takes such a *jaded* view of the role that he is pretty 
> near doomed to failure.

As further indication of Harris' disdain for the books and the Dumbledore part, 
he has now been quoted on the "original" HP boards (message 29138) as saying 
that Dumbledore is 2000 years old.  

So he appears to have done his own, imaginary, character development rather 
than pay attention to the content of the book(s).    Even if the only reason he 
took the role was because of his grand-d's alleged "blackmail," he still should 
have done the part properly, if he's as professional as he claims to be.  

What a shame, if indeed he is signed for all the films, though I can't believe 
the rumor that he has signed for all seven, considering that none of the other 
actors has been signed for that long, and indeed the key players such as 
director haven't been decided!

Here's a link from message 29138, which is supposed to go to the source of 
the Dumbledore-is-a-2000--year-old-man quote, though it didn't work for me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/film/newsid_1651000/165