[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Will they always be the "Harry Potter Kids"

[CLShannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/03 1:35:09 PM, bboy_mn at yahoo.com writes:

<< What i would really like is to read more of Daniel's writing. The

comment he made about Santa Claus in Reader's Digest was an amazing

piece of writing for someone so young.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/14016 >>

I'm not on that list - could you let us know what he said in Reader's Digest? 
I'd be curious to know, thanks.

<<<
Daniel-

I think it is easy to see that Daniel is an extremely intelligent and

talented boy. I think he has great potential in life if he doesn't

allow himself to become spoiled by fame, or turn into a wild party

animal. 


I think, much like Hermione, being an only child of intelligent

involved parents, has made Dan far more sophisticated than most kids

his age. 
<<

I agree with this - Daniel has a lot of potential and he is extremely 
articulate and poised, which comes in handy in that business ;-) And yes, it 
probably has to do with him being an only child of two intelligent, involved 
parents. They are both professionals too, so he is accustomed to being in 
situations where he has to meet other professional adults and his behavior 
shows that. 

Also, I still chuckle when I see that video clip without narration that was 
from behind the scenes of the filming of SS (I would still like to know where 
that footage came from. I want a copy on videotape ;-) But I found it on a 
web page somewhere and it plays on real player and has no narration, just 
various scenes of them filming, etc.)....well, anyway, during the feast 
scene, Chris Columbus is kneeling next to Dan's seat and explaining to him 
and the others about how the food is going to appear out of nowhere, etc. He 
finishes, stands up to leave and you hear this faint little voice saying, 
'thank you' ;-) And recently Chris Columbus said that Daniel still thanks him 
after every take and 'you won't get that from Julia Roberts' <g>
Such a polite boy ;-)


I agree with what you said about Rupert too, regarding his acting in scenes 
where he isn't the focus. He doesn't take the lazy route that you would 
expect of a young, inexperienced actor. He does react and adds to his 
character in  little ways that don't upstage the person we are supposed to be 
concentrating on. That's a skill that a lot of adult actors don't possess ;-)

Also, I agree he needs to improve his 'interview' behavior. He is polite, 
don't get me wrong, but like you said, he mostly answers with things like, 
'yeh' or 'cool'. A little more elaboration would be nice ;-) Dan, even at the 
tender age of 11, during those press conferences for SS, would stop and think 
before answering a question and then give a well thought out answer. He has 
an excellent vocabulary also.

All in all, I think that they do have a promising future -  like you said, 
English actors aren't pigeon-holed as much as American ones. They can move 
from theater, to tv, to film with ease and no fear of prejudice. It's a bit 
different here. If these kids were American and the movies were American, 
they would be in real danger of never escaping that label of 'Harry Potter 
kids' ;-)
Cindy