Franchises aren't to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

I like the idea of not having to do stuff for the money, and if I want to, I can pick indie projects for the rest of my life and be quite happy doing that.

Part of an actor's job is to find correlations between your own life and the life of the person you are playing.

Being in Harry Potter is like being in the Mafia. Once you are in, you are never really out.

I always saw Michael Gambon wearing madly psychedelic socks, and I always thought that's it is one of the few areas where men can really express colour and have a bit of a dandyish quality to their outfit.

Directing is more what I would like to get into eventually. Frankly, I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't because I've spent so much time on film sets, and I know how they work, and I love them, and I love leading them. I would like to do that as a director definitely.