[HPFGU-Movie] Who is this kid called Dan Radcliffee

[Richelle Votaw]

I agree with you, Daniel Radcliffe really seems to be a remarkable young man (see, I'm even trying to stop calling him a "little boy.")  A lot of that credit goes to his parents.  He must have a very stable home life for him to remain so . . . normal.  I've read pretty much all available interviews in the process of building up a number of Harry Potter scrapbooks (one for each movie, as they grew too big for one), and from what he says, they have kept the home life unchanged.  He doesn't read articles about himself, he does his chores, makes his bed every morning, and so on.  And that's pretty much the only way to do it if you want to keep him with both feet on the ground.  

And he always seems so happy.  Genuinely happy, not just "let me put on a smile for the camera" happy.  There's a big difference.  Compared with Emma and Rupert, who seem to have basically a normal level of happiness, he just radiates happiness.  Doesn't matter if he's dripping wet, freezing cold, he's always smiling.  Compare that to most of the students I teach, who come in to the class in the mornings with frowns already and nothing's happened yet!

Richelle


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