Rupert on Ron

[Penny Linsenmayer]

Hi --

I said:
<<<<but I do note that Grint himself says that "Ron is scared of
> everything" in many interviews I've seen with him.  So, to some
> extent, I think Grint is interpreting Ron in this manner, and I can't
> quite figure out where he comes up with that.>>> 

Susanne asked:
<<<<<Just a quick question about the above:
in which interviews did you hear him say this, because I
watched all of them and the only one who said Ron was scared
all the time was a little boy at a preview and Oprah.

I haven't heard RG himself say anything besides the fear of
spiders and was wondering which interviews I have missed.>>>>>>>>>

Actually, he most definitely said it in the Oprah special this year.  I'd go check where in the segment myself, but my husband has the TV at the moment.  If you have it on tape, watch it again.  If you want, I can also watch it sometime this week & transcribe the exact remark here.  He also said something similar in one of last year's specials -- I'm thinking the Rosie show but I could be wrong about that.  

I also found this in the "16 Special" Harry Potter edition from 2001:

Rupert, in answering the question how he is similar to Ron, says: "Ron is a wimp and I get scared easily too."

Rupert *definitely* thinks of Ron as a wimp who is scared easily -- he really has made that abundantly clear several times.  It's strange, as I said, because even though I don't think alot of Ron's character (to say the least!), I definitely wouldn't say that cowardice or wimpiness is one of his traits.  So ......for what it's worth, I think Grint must bear some of the brunt for what's happened to Ron's character.  He does the "scared" expression very well indeed ..... but it was sooooo overdone & unnecessary.

Penny




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susanne 
  To: Penny Linsenmayer 
  Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 3:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Review (SPOILERS) (long)




  Hi,

  Sunday, November 17, 2002, 12:48:20 PM, pennylin at swbell.net wrote:

  > 1.  Ron's characterization -- Okay, I'm not exactly Mr. Fan-of-Ron by
  > any means, but I also don't see him as the scared & stupid sidekick
  > that he seems to be in the CoS Movie.  I know everyone is blaming
  > Kloves & Columbus for this, and primary blame probably must lie with
  > them, 
  -- 
  Best regards,
  Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net


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